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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[So called from

Variscia

in Germany.]

(Min.)

An apple-green mineral occurring in reniform masses. It is a hydrous phosphate of alumina.

Variscite

variscite ‎(plural variscites)

A relatively rare hydrated aluminum phosphate mineral (AlPO₄·2H₂O), sometimes confused with turquoise.