Variscite

  
Pastel green variscite rimmed by crandallite and wardite
Origin: Delta, Utah, USA
Sample size: 6 x 6 x 3 cm
 
  
Red variscite
  
Ex. DeVito Collection
origin: Iron Monarch mine, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia
Sample size: 4 x 3 x 3 cm (top), 3 x 3 x 2.5 cm (bottom)
 
    
Origin: Willard mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4 x 6 x 6 cm, botryoidal crystals to 4 mm
 
Bright green micro crystals covering quartz matrix.
Origin: de Linde #3 lease, Avant, Garland Co., Arkansas, United States
Sample size: 3.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Variscite (green) and strengite
Origin: Lyon Co., Nevada, U.S.A.
Owner: Lou Perloff
Microscopic image
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Lou Perloff

Photo-Atlas of Minerals

 

  
Origin: Fairfield, Utah, U.S.A.
Sample size: 7.5 x 5 x 6 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

     
Origin: Messbach, Saxony, Germany
Sample size: 5.1 x6.4 cm specimen containing many 1mm, pale blue-green to light-green reniform variscite
 
  
Origin: Itunbiara, Goias, Minas Gerais, Brazil
sample size: cabinet, largest cluster is 0.8 x 0.6 cm
 
  
 
  
Variscite on quartz
Origin: Itumbria, Golias, Brazil
Sample size: 5 x 3.7 x 3.1 cm (top/2nd row), 5.8 x 4.2 x 2.4 cm (3rd/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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