Variscite

  

 

  

Pink coloured variscite on albite matrix

  

Brilliant cherry red well-defined, clusters of variscite crystals forming tiny single spheroids to about 0.3 mm on white quartz.

  

 

  

Variscite with lilac strengite

  

Pinkish red variscite with light purple strengite

  

Purplish red tiny clusters of variscite throghout vuggy albite matrix associated with lilac strengite.

Origin: Boa Vista, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 3 x 3 x 1 cm (top), 3.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm (2nd row), 4.5 x 3.5 x 3 cm (3rd row), 5 x 4 x 3 cm (4th row), 4 x 3 x 2 cm (5th row), 6 x 4 x 2 cm (6th row), 8 x 5 x 5 cm (bottom)

 

  

Origin: Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

Sample size: 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm

 

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Origin: Fairfield, Utah, U.S.A.

Sample size: 12.2 x 7.0 x 2.0 cm

 

  

Origin: Iron Monarch open cut, Iron Knob, Middleback Ranges, Eyre peninsula, South Australia, Australia

Sample size: 23 x 19 x 29 mm

 

  

Origin: near Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada, U.S.A.

Ex. Carl Davis collection

Sample size: 5.8 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm

 

  

Origin: Goldstrike Mine, Eureka Co., Nevada, U.S.A.

Ex. Charlie Freed collection

Sample size: 6.3 x 3.7 x 3.3 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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