Name/Title
VarisciteEntry/Object ID
2023.8.18Description
About Variscite
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The cliff
Formula: AlPO4 · 2H2O
Colour: Pale to emerald-green, bluish green, colourless to white, pale shades of brown or yellow, rarely red; Colourless to pale green in transmitted light.
Lustre: Vitreous, Waxy
Hardness: 3½ - 4½
Specific Gravity: 2.57 - 2.61
Crystal System: Orthorhombic
Member of: Variscite Group
Name: For Variscia, an old name for Vogtland, the German district where the mineral was first discovered.Type
Locality: Meßbach Quarry, Meßbach, Plauen, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony, GermanyDimorph of:MetavarisciteLocation
Location
Display Case
FS-3-ARoom
Frieda Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
ExhibitMoved By
Ian C.Date
January 29, 2025Notes
Major mineral groups installation