variscite
[ var-uh-sahyt ]
noun
a secondary mineral, hydrated phosphate of aluminum, Al(PO4)⋅2H2O, occurring mainly as massive, bluish-green nodules: sometimes used as a gem.
Origin of variscite
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How to use variscite in a sentence
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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British Dictionary definitions for variscite
variscite
/ (ˈværɪˌsaɪt) /
noun
a green secondary mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium phosphate
Origin of variscite
1from Medieval Latin Variscia, the district of Vogtland in Saxony
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