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2.4" Polished Pastel Green Lucin Variscite (71.3 g) - Utah
This is a polished stone of rare and very collectable variscite from a hill near Lucin, Utah. It is a solid piece of variscite with exceptionally rich color. It's old stock material. The hill was mined for variscite for decades, but is currently closed to collecting, making old collections that much more valuable.
The specimen is 2.4" wide and has been polished to a glossy finish on one face.
The specimen is 2.4" wide and has been polished to a glossy finish on one face.
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
Near Lucin, Box Elder County, Utah
SIZE
Measurements: 2.4 x 1.8 x .8", Weight: 71.3 grams
CATEGORY
ITEM
#256273
