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Variscite — specimen 0651, photo © NMNHS
Variscite — specimen 0651, photo © NMNHS

Variscite — specimen 0651

Origin

North America
USA, Utah, Lucin
Variscite — specimen 0651, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.65 ct; size: 8.19 | 4.03 | 3.06 mm; shape: octagon; colour: medium light green; slightly greyish; clarity: opaque; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Clean specimen; design ‘Octangulum’, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Variscite — specimen 0076Variscite — specimen 0077

More information from ‘Classification’

Variscite

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


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