Metavariscite
Origin: Utahlite claim, Lucin, Box Elder Co., Utah, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
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Origin: Utahlite Claim, Box Elder Co., Utah, U.S.A.
ex. Dan Belsher Collection
Sample size: 7 x 5 x 2.4 cm
Origin: Lucin Hill, Box Elder Co., Utah, U.S.A.
Sample size: 3.7 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm
Origin: Basic Refractories mine, Gabbs, Nye Co., Nevada, United States
Sample size: 8 x 6 x 2 cm
Pale green glassy thin tabular metavariscite crystals to 1 mm. Associated with
light green microcrystalline
variscite.
Origin: Utahlite Claim, Box Elder Co., Utah, United States (type locality)
Ex. Eaton collection
Sample size: 4 x 2.5 x 4 cm
Beautiful, light green translucent, slender bladed
metavariscite crystals to 1 mm in crystalline aggregates to 3 mm on a light
green
variscite matrix.
Origin: Lucin Hill Proscect, Box Elder Co., Utah, United
States
Ex. Eaton collection
Sample size: 1.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm
Crystallized pale green metavariscite crystals up to about 0.1 cm.
Crystallized metavariscite is very unusual, only massive material is usually
found.
Origin: near Lucin, Box Elder County, Utah, U.S.A.
Ex. Mike Grobin, Keith Hayes collections
Sample size: 7.0 x 6.6 x 3.9 cm
John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
Origin: Utahlite Hill, Pilot Range, Box Elder Co., Utah, U.S.A.
Ex. Don Belsher collection
Sample size: 24 x 22 x 13 mm
