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Variscite from Lucerne, Utah, USA (rare)
Always in search of the newest minerals & tumbled stones we came across this stone in 2019. Very beautiful and high-quality cut.
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SKU
9004
- Buy 1000 for €0.25 each and save 29%
Variscite from Lucerne, Utah, USA (rare) is available to buy in increments of 200
The mineral VARISCITE is a hydrated aluminum phosphate having the chemical formula AlPO4 · 2 (H2O) The colorless, blue-green to green VARISCITE has a white color stripe, a dull sheen, and a perfect crystal cleavage plane according to [010]. The average density is 2.5 and the hardness is from 4 to 5. The crystal system is orthorhombic and the mineral is not radioactive. The name of the mineral VARISCITE derives from Variscia, the historical name of the Vogtland, Germany, a name that recurs in the Variscan orogeny. VARISCITE is common as a weathering product of aluminum-containing phosphate rock. The type of location is Mess Bach, Plauen, Vogtland (Variscia), Thuringia, Germany.
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