Variscite

  

 

  

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: 3.5 x 2.6 x 1.3 cm (top), 2.7 x 1.7 x 1 cm (bottom)

 

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Origin: Lichtenberg, Ronneburg U deposit, Gera, Thuringia, Germany

Sample size: 7.5 x 7.1 x 5 cm

 

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Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Ferroan variscite

Origin: Boa Vista Mine, Galilea, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 6.5 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm (top), 7.5 x 6.8 x 4.1 cm (2nd row), 9.9 x 8.7 x 4.8 cm (3rd row), 8.2 x 5.7 x 5.0 cm (4th row), 4.3 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm (bottom)

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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