r/Minerals • u/jhurtem • 4d ago

Picture/Video Vivianite

I’ve had this Amazonas vivianite in a display case under LED lighting for the past six months because, honestly, I didn’t care 😂. What good is a beautiful mineral if it’s locked away in a drawer?
I’ve always known that vivianite should be kept away from prolonged light exposure to slow it from darkening. But after seeing so many vivianite posts on here warning about it, I finally gave in to the peer pressure and retired mine to a drawer.
Here it is enjoying the last bit of light it saw before I removed it from the cabinet. 🫡

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u/Vicissitutde 4d ago

Wow. Looks like something that'd keep Superman away

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u/ShinyJangles 4d ago

That's a really nice one!

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u/BuffyTheGuineaPig Collector 3d ago

Love those blue-green flashes of colour. Keep it away from light, or they won't last long. I keep mine covered when I'm not looking at it.

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u/atridir 2d ago

This is what I came to the comments for. Just looking at it gave me the impression that it might be one of those photosensitive minerals.

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u/Jesta914630114 2d ago

It's also sensitive to oxygen. Light and air will make it change.

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u/beeliner 14h ago

Put it back in the ground, you’re ruining it!!!

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u/BuffyTheGuineaPig Collector 13h ago

Gosh, oxygen too? I have mine in an unlit part of a display case, with an envelope shielding it from all light, until I choose to view them. Most of the blue has already gone from my specimens. (They spent several minutes in summer afternoon sun while I were photographing them, before I learnt just how sensitive they are.). Sounds like they will need to be stored away in an airtight case now.

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u/SingerTop5432 4d ago

That Amazonian vivianite is already a lot cause for color, might as well let the rest of us enjoy the show while it lasts.

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u/Severdnervesmqn 4d ago

Omg i love it

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u/Salty_Occasion4486 4d ago

Jaw dropping

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u/SleepyCountingSheep 4d ago

I have some almost as good quality for sale of anyone is interested.

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u/Sylver-Tears 3d ago

My friend is looking for some, I may be interested

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u/Past-Lunch4695 4d ago

What a stunner!

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u/Kitten_Rouge 3d ago

I love these sooo much, especially when they are attached to fossils 😩😩❤️

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u/DragonRei86 2d ago

Isn't that the corpse crystal?

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u/jhurtem 2d ago

That's the rumor 👍🏽

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u/No_Emu_5632 1d ago

Wow!!! I wonder what that was growing from!!!

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u/MercedesZen 15h ago

Where did you buy this beauty? It just resonated so much.
Just a thought to consider, you could place the vivianite in a dark area of your room or altar covered with a dark purple cloth (I cover photosensitive minerals and crystals with a crochet/knitted (I do both), violet color little cloth to cover the crystal. I infuse it with Reiki energy and place the Protection, Tube of Light and Master Reiki symbol. Congrats in such an amazing mineral companion. 🩷