The exposed vugs on this specimen are littered with brilliant magenta
red coloured spheroidal crystal groups of variscite as well as single
crystals of variscite. A view through the microscope reveals a host of other
species including
saleeite,
strengite, and
rockbridgeite.
Origin: Lavra Boa Vista, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 6.8 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm (top/2nd row), 6.6 x 4.5 x 2.7 cm (3rd row),
6.3 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm (4th/5th row), 6.3 x 3.6 x 2.6 cm (6th/7th row), 5.5 x
3.8 x 2.5 cm (8th/9th row), 7.5 x 6 x 4.5 cm (10th/11th row), 5 x 4.4 x 3.5
cm (12th/bottom row)
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