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Variscite

Gem Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Iron Knob Mine, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Variscite in crystal are so rare! In 1995 these bloodred Variscite crystals were found in the Australian outback. They have an incredible luster and are the finest of the species. The iron content makes them so bloody red. Rare to find such a piece.

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

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