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Variscite

Mineral Species: Variscite

Chemical Formula: AlPO4.2H2O

Chemical Name: Hydrated Aluminium Phosphate

Mineral Class: Phosphate

Mineral Notes: Variscite most often forms as a precipitate from circulating phosphate-rich water. It is associated with many other phosphate minerals including Mimetite and Strengite. Some forms are massive and produce a rather attractive ornamental stone.

Description: A gray matrix on which sits a perfect rosette of Variscite. The mineral is highly lustrous and all the individual crystals of the formation can be seen. A highly attractive specimen.

Location: Rotläufchen Mine, Waldgirmes, Wetzlar, Hesse, Germany.

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