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Variscite

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Variscite

ex. Rudolf Ďuďa collection
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Description
Locality: 
Železník, Sirk, Revúca County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.1 × 0.6 cm
Description

Light green variscite from ancient Slovak locality. Old material, hard to obtain.

Ex. Rudolf Ďuďa collection.

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