Mineral Specimens with Metavariscite

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MD-34326 - Metavariscite - - Archived
Utahlite claim (Lucin Variscite), Lucin, Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah, USA
small cabinet, 7 x 5 x 2.4 cm
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Metavariscite from Utahlite claim (Lucin Variscite), Lucin, Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-34326a.jpg]

This is an extremely rich example of the species, consisting of a 3-dimensional toadstool-shaped rock completely covered by sparkling microcrystalline Metavariscite . 7 x 5 x 2.4 cm

MD-64339 - Metavariscite - - Archived
Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah, USA
miniature, 3.7 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm
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Metavariscite from Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah, USA [db_pics/mdpics/MD-64339a.jpg]

A rare hydrated aluminum phosphate, closely-related to its much more common cousin variscite (and similar in appearance) but with a different atomic structure. 3.7 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm


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