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1.8" Polished Pastel Green Variscite Stone - Amatrice Hill, Utah
This is a polished stone of rare and very collectable variscite from Amatrice Hill in the Stansbury Mountains of Utah. This site is private property and closed to collecting.
The variscite measures 1.8" wide and has been polished to a glossy-finish around most of the specimen. The attached matrix has been left unpolished. It comes with an acrylic display stand.
The variscite measures 1.8" wide and has been polished to a glossy-finish around most of the specimen. The attached matrix has been left unpolished. It comes with an acrylic display stand.
About Variscite
Variscite, closely related to turquoise, is a secondary mineral formed by direct deposition from phosphate-bearing water that has reacted with aluminium-rich rocks in a near-surface environment. It occurs as fine-grained masses in nodules, cavity fillings, and crusts. Variscite often contains white veins of the calcium aluminium phosphate mineral crandallite. It is sometimes confused with turquoise, but variscite is usually greener in color.
Variscite, closely related to turquoise, is a secondary mineral formed by direct deposition from phosphate-bearing water that has reacted with aluminium-rich rocks in a near-surface environment. It occurs as fine-grained masses in nodules, cavity fillings, and crusts. Variscite often contains white veins of the calcium aluminium phosphate mineral crandallite. It is sometimes confused with turquoise, but variscite is usually greener in color.
SPECIES
Variscite
LOCATION
Amatrice Hill, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah
SIZE
Variscite: 1.8 x 1.6", Entire specimen: 2.4 x 1.6 x .8"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#248367
