sphaeriten.
/ˈsfɪərʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A hydrous aluminium phosphate now identified with variscite.
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hydrargillite1805
wavellite1805
brazilianite1818
lasionite1819
peganite1832
fischerite1846
variscite1850
planerite1868
sphaerite1868
trolleite1868
metavariscite1925
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 587 Sphærite... In globular concretions with a drusy faceted surface, without a distinct fibrous or concentric structure.
1921 Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 679. 135 Sphaerite... Spherical masses of white fibers.
1950 Amer. Mineralogist 35 1059 It appears that sphaerite is wholly identical with variscite.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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