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Wardite & Variscite

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Wardite & Variscite

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Description
Locality: 
Manhattan, Nye County, Nevada, United States of America
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.5 × 0.7 cm
Description

Wardite and variscite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wardite

Formula: 
NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.10
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA

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