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Variscite

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Locality: 
Palazuelo de las Cuevas, Aliste, Zamora, Castile & León, Spain
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 3.1 × 2.1 cm
Description

A thick band of apple green variscite from Palazuelo de las Cuevas (Zamora), a classic European locality exploited already for variscite since prehistoric times, and intensively in the Roman period for carvings.

Collected in 1994 by Dr I.Blanco.

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Mineral Data
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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

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