About Variscite
A hydrated aluminum phosphate mineral, typically light green to bluish-green, often found in nodules or as crusts. It's a soothing stone of encouragement, hope, and inner peace, calming nervousness and aiding self-expression.
Primary Hues
Light Green, Bluish-Green, Yellowish-Green, often with matrix
Geological & Scientific Details
Variscite is classified as a phosphate minerals mineral which typically crystallizes in the orthorhombic system. Its chemical formula is AlPO4·2H2O. Common crystal habits include encrustations and reniform masses.
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Phosphate minerals
- Chemical Formula: AlPO4·2H2O
- IMA Symbol: Var[1]
- Crystal System: Orthorhombic
- Predominant Geological Color: Pale to emerald-green (pale green in transmitted light), green, blue green, yellow green, pale shades of brown or yellow, rarely red and colourless to white
- Crystal Habit: Encrustations and reniform masses
- Cleavage: [010] perfect
- Luster: Vitreous to waxy
- Streak: White
- Diaphaneity: Transparent to translucent