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4JB4-LC161 - Variscite - $ 325 SOLD Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil miniature, 4.4 x 2.9 x 1.4 cm
A very nice 8mm ball-shaped cluster of crystals, deep green and lustrous. This is a vast improvement over the normal massive habit for the species and this small find in Brumado has produced what many folks consider best-of-species. THis particular piece has a fairly large ball (though not the biggest), but what really makes it is the top-percentile DEEP GREEN color and lustre, which is highly unusual and marks this as being among the top pieces.
MD-130253 - Variscite, Crandallite, Wardite - - Archived Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA small cabinet, 7.5 x 5.9 x 1.0 cm.
7.5 x 5.9 x 1.0 cm. A beautiful specimen of chrysoprase-colored, emerald-green variscite rimmed by and included by streaks of canary-yellow crandallite. There is some gray wardite present is well. This is a rare association, and the contrast is striking. Note that this is, as most such specimens are after being sliced out of a boulder, polished. OLD MATERIAL from the early and mid 1900s finds, here.
MD-131668 - Variscite - - Archived Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA small cabinet, 5.9 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm.
5.9 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm. Unusual piece with complete nodules of variscite, IN MATRIX! You almost only ever see them cut up and sliced, and in any case not with matrix. Cannot say as I have had one like this before. It’s not the best color to be sure, but it IS a rare matrix piece and thus highly illustrative. Ex. Charlie Key Collection.
MD-132247 - Variscite - - Archived Utahlite claim (Lucin Variscite), Lucin, Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah, USA thumbnail, 2.9 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm.
2.9 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm. A nodule of top-quality gem variscite from the classic U.S. locality for the species. Lapidaries use it when it is of this super quality to make jewelry.
MD-137453 - Variscite - - Archived Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah, USA small cabinet, 6.7 x 4.6 x 3.4 cm.
6.7 x 4.6 x 3.4 cm. This is a LARGE, SOLID nodule of GEM variscite from Utah - an old-timer. It has a weather-worn surface, and was sliced open to expose the top-quality variscite inside, then polished at this slice. Variscite of this quality is often used in jewelry, and this specimen can either be used by a lapidary, or kept as a very rich specimen. It weighs 135 grams and is completely pure.
MD-143225 - Variscite - - Archived Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA small cabinet, 7.5 x 5.6 x 4.5 cm.
7.5 x 5.6 x 4.5 cm. A gorgeous set of Variscite nodules in matrix from the great old Fairfield locality. The color is superb and there are even drusy crystals on the specimen!! The largest nodule is an amazing 5 cm. A killer Variscite by anyone’s standards. Matrix specimens are rarely preserved. Ex. Charlie Key stock.
MD-167955 - Variscite (Var: Ferrian Variscite) - - Archived Boa Vista pegmatite, Laranjeiras, Galiléia, Doce valley, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil small cabinet, 6.5 x 4.6 x 3.6 cm.
6.5 x 4.6 x 3.6 cm. Variscite is RARE in pegmatite deposits. It is usually found deposited from phosphatic waters reacting with aluminous rocks at surface or near-surface conditions (low temperature). This uncommon and showy iron rich (ferrian) variscite specimen from the Boa Vista pegmatite of Minas Gerais features sparkly, cherry-red variscite microcrystals richly scattered in a very starkly contrasting snow-white matrix.
MD-177938 - Variscite, Montgomeryite, Crandallite, Wardite - - Archived Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA cabinet, 11.9 x 11.7 x 3.8 cm.
11.9 x 11.7 x 3.8 cm. This is a large phosphate nodule from this classic locality which is very rich in some of the rare species found mostly in older specimens and not around so much in pieces collected in more recent times. The bright green is the Variscite with a large amount of canary-yellow Crandalite and some gray Wardite present around the green core. The darker green circles are Montgomeryite, for which this is the type locality. Ex. Rice Northwest Museum Collection.
MD-177954 - Variscite, Crandallite, Wardite - - Archived Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA large cabinet, 17.5 x 13.3 x 1.1 cm.
17.5 x 13.3 x 1.1 cm. A beautiful specimen of chrysoprase-colored, turquoise-blue variscite rimmed by and included by streaks of canary-yellow crandallite. There is some gray Wardite present is well. This is a rare association, and the contrast is striking. Ex. Rice Northwest Museum Collection.
MD-177955 - Variscite, Crandallite, Wardite - - Archived Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA large cabinet, 21.0 x 13.4 x 0.5 cm.
21.0 x 13.4 x 0.5 cm. A beautiful specimen of chrysoprase-colored, turquoise-blue variscite rimmed by and included by streaks of canary-yellow crandallite. There is some gray Wardite present is well. This is a rare association, and the contrast is striking. Ex. Rice Northwest Museum Collection.
MD-179447 - Variscite, Pyrite - - Archived Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA small cabinet, 5.4 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm.
5.4 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm. This is an old Bisbee variscite, and a super-rich and solid one. There is just a small amount of matrix here - this is almost all blue-green variscite. Weighs 165 grams.
MD-180039 - Variscite (Var: Ferrian Variscite) - - Archived Iron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Range, Eyre peninsula, South Australia, Australia small cabinet, 5.3 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm.
5.3 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm. Discrete, glistening crystals of intensely red crystallized variscite covering a whole frontal display face. Ex. Martin Zinn Collection.
MD-180831 - Variscite - - Archived Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA small cabinet, 5.7 x 5 x 2.3 cm.
5.7 x 5 x 2.3 cm. BeautifVariscite in matrix from the great old Fairfield locality. The color is superb and there are even drusy crystals on the specimen. The largest nodule is an amazing 3.5 cm. Ex. Charlie Key.
MD-188268 - Variscite, Crandallite - - Archived Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA small cabinet, 7.8 x 7.3 x 0.4 cm.
7.8 x 7.3 x 0.4 cm. A gorgeous slab, polished on both sides, with very intricate patterns of the green and yellow phosphates, variscite and crandallite from the famous Utah locality of the Little Green Monster Variscite Mine. The yellow crandallite surrounding the variscite has exceptional banding. There is also a bit of white wardite.
MD-192623 - Variscite - - Archived Utahlite claim (Lucin Variscite), Lucin, Lucin District, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah, USA cabinet, 11.9 x 9.1 x 7.2 cm.
11.9 x 9.1 x 7.2 cm. A veritable boulder of gorgeous gem variscite from the classic U.S. locality. Weighs 1 pound 7 ounces.
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