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variscite

[ var-uh-sahyt ]

noun

  1. a secondary mineral, hydrated phosphate of aluminum, Al(PO 4 )⋅2H 2 O, occurring mainly as massive, bluish-green nodules: sometimes used as a gem.


variscite

/ ˈværɪˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. a green secondary mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium phosphate
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Word History and Origins

Origin of variscite1

< German Variscit, named after Variscia Latinized German district name; -ite 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of variscite1

from Medieval Latin Variscia, the district of Vogtland in Saxony
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Example Sentences

Variscite, var′i-sīt, n. a mineral very like a greenish turquoise found in Brittany.

Variscite is also a phosphate (a hydrated aluminum phosphate).

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