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Variscite

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Description
Locality: 
Ribeirão Cascalheira, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 5.1 × 3.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

a single, emerald green ball of variscite from this classic locality

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