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Variscite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Montgomery County Quarry, Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

<p>From an old collection comes this beautiful green variscite specimen.</p> <p>Ex Franz Bauer collection,&nbsp;Germany. Obtained 1971</p>

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Variscite

Formula: 
AlPO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Meßbach Quarry, Meßbach, Plauen, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany