Variscita Botroidal
Variscita is a mineral with formula AlPO₄·2H₂O. This specimen comes from Palazuelo de las Cuevas, San Vicente de la Cabeza, Zamora, Castilla y León, España.
Description
Apple-green variscite nodules with concentric growths. Base polished.
About Variscita
Variscite is a secondary aluminium phosphate valued for its relative rarity and greenish hues. Material from this locality was already used in prehistoric times to make ornaments.
About the locality
Although known since prehistoric times, the deposit later fell into relative obscurity, but since it was publicised in 1970, Palazuelo de las Cuevas has become the principal variscite reference locality in the north-western Iberian Peninsula for collectors.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0601
- Internal reference
- X0303
- Composition
- AlPO₄·2H₂O
- Name
- Variscita
- Variety
- Botroidal
- Mine
- Palazuelo de las Cuevas
- District / Municipality
- San Vicente de la Cabeza
- Province
- Zamora
- Region
- Castilla y León
- Country
- España
- Etymology
- Named for its type locality, Barranco del Jaroso (Almería, Spain).
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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