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Variscite

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Description
Locality: 
Funing County, Wenshan, Yunnan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Weight: 
5.00gr
Description

A recent small discovery, small crystalline groups of bright green variscite with minor pale yellow crandallite from China. Deep almost dioptase green. Confirmed by XRD analysis in Australia, We are happy to combine shipping.

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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