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Variscite — specimen 0076, photo © NMNHS
Variscite — specimen 0076, photo © NMNHS

Variscitespecimen 0076

Origin

North America
USA, Utah, Lucin
Variscite — specimen 0076, locality map
Data

Weight: 4.75 ct; size: 16.75 | 10.08 | 3.61 mm; shape: oval; colour: medium light green; slightly greyish; clarity: opaque; cut: good; treatment: none.
Notes

Clean specimen; cabochon style cut.

Other specimens
Variscite — specimen 0077Variscite — specimen 0651

More information from ‘Classification’


Typically deposited from phosphate-bearing waters in contact with aluminous rocks (Anthony et al., 2001—2005).