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Ferroan Variscite

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Ferroan Variscite

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Description
Locality: 
Iron Monarch Open Cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.9 × 3.6 × 1.6 cm
Description

Cranberry red  isolated hemispheres of variscite variety ferroan variscite on a contrasting offwhite background. Some of the hemispheres are open and the radial nature of the crystal sprays is evident.

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
Earthstones Australia

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