A recent find from early this summer, ffeaturing the brightest and lustrous red (ferroan) variscite crystals i have seen excepting only old and scarce (and more pricey) material from the Iron Monarch Mine in Australia. These beautiful crystals form in several habits from microcrystalline spherical aggregates to discrete 1 mm crystals; and reside amongst other rare species still being studied.

US$    € EURO    ¥ YEN    £ POUND    CAN$    AUS$    10 specimens selected  -  back to the Galleries VAR01 - Ferroan Variscite - $ 125 Boa Vista Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet, 6.5 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: Beautiful rich carpet of pastel pink variscite, unusual here, as well as purple strengite (?) and an unidentified white mineral that is very rich on this specimen. Also with a few discrete crystals as shown in the closeup! VAR02 - Ferroan Variscite - $ 100 SOLD Boa Vista Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet, 7.5 x 6.8 x 4.1 cm CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: Incredibly rich specimen with large vuggy cavities throughout, and probably more inside. Best intense color! VAR03 - Ferroan Variscite - $ 200 Boa Vista Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil cabinet, 9.9 x 8.7 x 4.8 cm CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: Beautiful spherical aggregates, translucent, of high quality - spaced nicely above 3-dimensional matrix of what seems to be albite blades atop green muscovite. VAR04 - Ferroan Variscite - $ 50 Boa Vista Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet, 8.2 x 5.7 x 5.0 cm CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: Intensely colored microcrystals in several protected cavities! VAR05 - Ferroan Variscite - $ 125 Boa Vista Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil miniature, 4.3 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: Incredibly intense, magenta crystals of sub-mm siz,e but spread thickly over contrasting albite matrix so as to be among the more eye-appealing pieces here! As a micro specimen for study or photography, this piece has the best combination of crystal qualities, though it is small. VAR06 - Ferroan Variscite - $ 75 Boa Vista Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet, 8.5 x 5.0 x 4.8 cm CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: Beautiful rich vugs of sparkly , intesne maroon variscite, as well as purple strengite (?) and an unidentified whie emineral that is very rich on this specimen. Also with a few discrete crystals as shown in the closeup! VAR07 - Ferroan Variscite - $ 95 SOLD Boa Vista Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil thumbnail, 3.3 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: A small but absolutely exquisite speicmen with gorgeous contrast and micro-photography potential! VAR08 - Ferroan Variscite - $ 50 Boa Vista Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet, 6.2 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: Very good crystallization here, scattered over a large surface! VAR09 - Ferroan Variscite - $ 50 SOLD Boa Vista Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet, 7.2 x 4.3 x 3.0 cm CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: Very good crystallization here, scattered over a large surface! VAR10 - Ferroan Variscite - $ 175 Boa Vista Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil small cabinet, 6.6 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE: Beautiful rich spherical aggregates of pastel pink variscite, unusual here, on an unidentified white mineral that is very rich on this specimen. Pretty piece of unusual style !