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Vivianite blues

From Dutch painters to ocean sediments, Caroline Slomp discusses the role vivianite plays in the distribution of phosphorus, an essential nutrient for life.

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Fig. 1: Vivianite mineral.

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Slomp, C.P. Vivianite blues. Nat. Geosci. 16, 394 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01174-7

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