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Aluminum vs Variscite - What's the difference?

aluminum | variscite |

As nouns the difference between aluminum and variscite

is that aluminum is a metallic chemical element (symbol al) with an atomic number of 13 while variscite is a relatively rare hydrated aluminum phosphate mineral (alpo4·2h2o), sometimes confused with turquoise.

aluminum

English

(wikipedia aluminum)

Alternative forms

* aluminium

Noun

(-)
  • A metallic chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
  • (slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminum.

    • Derived terms

    * aluminum foil * aluminum can

    See also

    * bauxite

    References

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    variscite

    English

    (wikipedia variscite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A relatively rare hydrated aluminum phosphate mineral (AlPO4·2H2O), sometimes confused with turquoise.