Variscite

  
Origin: Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
Sample size: 6.5 x 4 x 3 cm
 
  
Origin: De Linde, Avant, Arkansas, United States
Sample size: 3 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm (left), 4 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm (right)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Drusy crust of translucent green variscite or as individual spherical aggregates ± oxyberaunite (not a valid mineral species), cacoxenite, strengite, wavellite on matrix
Origin: Grube Rotläufchen, Walgirmes, Hessen, Germany
Sample size: micromount
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
Origin: Maudlin Mtn., Montgomery Co., Arkansas, U.S.A.
Sample size: 7.0 x 5.8 x 4.5 cm
 
  
Ferroan variscite
Origin: Iron Monarch Quarry, Iron Knob, South Australia, Australia
Sample size: 10.9 x 7.6 x 4.7 cm
 
  
Variscite with wardite and crandallite
Origin: Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Utah Co., Utah, U.S.A.
Ex. Robert C. Linck Collection (1905-1970)
Sample size: 14.3 x 9.3 x 1.3 cm
 
  
Variscite, one side polished
Origin: Lucin, Utah, U.S.A.
Sample size: 14.8 x 12.1 x 4.1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
  
Origin: Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil
Ex. Alessandro Genazzani collection
Sample size: 5 x 3.5 x 5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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