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VARISCITE
, a native hydrous See also:aluminium phosphate, A1PO4.2H20, named by A
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Breithaupt, in 1837, in consequence of its occurrence in the Saxon Voigtland (Variscia)
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It is a See also:green See also:mineral generally occurring as an incrustation or in nodules
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A compact nodular variety was discovered about 1894 in See also:Cedar Valley, near Old See also:Camp See also:Floyd, See also:Utah, and was described by Dr G
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F
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Kunz as utahlite
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Its beautiful See also:apple-green See also:colour has led to its use, when cut and polished, as an ornamental See also: |
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