vivianite

English

Vivianite

Etymology

Named after its discoverer English mineralogist J. G. Vivian in 1817.

Pronunciation

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Noun

vivianite (countable and uncountable, plural vivianites)

1. (mineralogy) A blue, green or colourless mineral of monoclinic crystals, Fe₃(PO₄)₂·8H₂O.

Translations

mineral

• Catalan: vivianita
• Czech: vivianit
• Dutch: vivianiet
• Finnish: vivianiitti
• German: Vivianit
• Hungarian: vivianit (hu)
• Italian: vivianite
• Polish: wiwianit (pl)
• Portuguese: vivianita f, vivianite f
• Romanian: vivianit (ro) n
• Russian: вивианит (ru) (vivianit)
• Serbo-Croatian: вивианит
• Ukrainian: вівіаніт (uk) (vivianit)

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Vivianite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “vivianite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vivianita (Brazil)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.vi.aˈni.t͡ʃi/ [vi.vɪ.aˈni.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /vi.vjaˈni.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.vi.aˈni.t͡ʃi/ [vi.vɪ.aˈni.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /vi.vjaˈni.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /vi.vi.aˈni.te/ [vi.vɪ.aˈni.te], (faster pronunciation) /vi.vjaˈni.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vi.vjɐˈni.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vi.vjɐˈni.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bi.bjɐˈni.tɨ/ [bi.βjɐˈni.tɨ]

• Hyphenation: vi‧vi‧a‧ni‧te

Noun

vivianite f (plural vivianites) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. (mineralogy) vivianite (a hydrated iron phosphate mineral)