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(2011) Raman spectroscopic study of the hydrogen and arsenate bonding environment in isostructural synthetic arsenates of the variscite group-M3+AsO4·2H2O (M3+ = Fe, Al, In and Ga): implications for arsenic release in water. \u003Ci>Journal of Raman Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>,  42 (1). 62-71 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1002\u002Fjrs.2639'>doi:10.1002\u002Fjrs.2639\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1002\u002Fjrs.2639",{"id":333,"year":334,"html":335,"doi":336},624671,2017,"Ilyushin, G. D., Blatov, V. A. (2017) Symmetry and topology code of the cluster self-assembly of framework MT structures of alumophosphates AlPO4(H2O)2 (metavariscite and variscite) and Al2(PO4)2(H2O)3 (APC) \u003Ci>Crystallography Reports\u003C\u002Fi>,  62 (2) 174-184 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1134\u002Fs1063774517010084'>doi:10.1134\u002Fs1063774517010084\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1134\u002Fs1063774517010084",{"id":338,"year":334,"html":339,"doi":340},16398937,"Kloprogge, J. Theo, Wood, Barry J. (2017) X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopic and Raman microscopic investigation of the variscite group minerals: Variscite, strengite, scorodite and mansfieldite. \u003Ci>Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>, 185. 163-172 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2017.05.042'>doi:10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2017.05.042\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1016\u002Fj.saa.2017.05.042",{"id":342,"year":334,"html":343,"doi":344},2438606,"Fritsch, Emmanuel, Karampelas, Stefanos, Mevellec, Jean-Yves (2017) Raman spectra of gem-quality variscite and metavariscite. \u003Ci>Journal of Raman Spectroscopy\u003C\u002Fi>, 48 (11). 1554-1558 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1002\u002Fjrs.5117'>doi:10.1002\u002Fjrs.5117\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1002\u002Fjrs.5117",{"id":346,"year":347,"html":348,"doi":349},4564579,2020,"Kolitsch, Uwe, Weil, Matthias, Kovrugin, Vadim M., Krivovichev, Sergey V. (2020) Crystal chemistry of the variscite and metavariscite groups: Crystal structures of synthetic CrAsO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>⋅2H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O, TlPO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>⋅2H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O, MnSeO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>⋅2H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O, CdSeO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>⋅2H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O and natural bonacinaite, ScAsO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>⋅2H\u003Csub>2\u003C\u002Fsub>O. \u003Ci>Mineralogical Magazine\u003C\u002Fi>, 84 (4) 568-583 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1180\u002Fmgm.2020.57'>doi:10.1180\u002Fmgm.2020.57\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1180\u002Fmgm.2020.57",{"id":351,"year":352,"html":353,"doi":354},15192971,2022,"Ardit, Matteo, Phillips, Brian L., Bish, David L. (2022) Crystal structure determination of orthorhombic variscite\u003Ci>2O\u003C\u002Fi> and its derivative AlPO4 structure at high temperature. \u003Ci>American Mineralogist\u003C\u002Fi>, 107 (7) 1385-1395 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.2138\u002Fam-2022-8119'>doi:10.2138\u002Fam-2022-8119\u003C\u002Fa>","10.2138\u002Fam-2022-8119",[356,366,376,383,391,398,405,412,420,426,434,441,449,457,465,474,484,493,500,507,514,520,527,533,540,546,553,559,566,572,579,585,592,598,605,611,618,624,630,637,644,652,659,667,674,681,689,696,702,709,719,729,735,742,749,756,763,770,777,783],{"id":357,"source_url":358,"license_code":359,"credit_html":360,"title":361,"description":362,"author":363,"original_width":364,"original_height":365},3590,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9683559","CC BY 3.0","Didier Descouens, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9683559\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa> - La Floquerie Quarry, Pannecé, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de Loire, France (View 3cm)","Didier Descouens",4037,3056,{"id":367,"source_url":368,"license_code":369,"credit_html":370,"title":371,"description":372,"author":373,"original_width":374,"original_height":375},27287,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10127568","CC BY-SA 3.0","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10127568\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-40353.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Utahlite claim (Lucin Variscite), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLucin\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lucin\">Lucin\u003C\u002Fa>, Lucin District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPilot_Range\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pilot Range\">Pilot Range\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBox_Elder_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Box Elder County, Utah\">Box Elder County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-19576.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A 13.6 ounce, thick specimen of Utah variscite, of a fine classic green. You can keep this as a rich specimen, or use it as lapidary material - there is a lot here to work with. We are liquidating a carving rough lot of this old material and about near the end so buy while its here! 12.1 x 10.4 x 3 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",608,600,{"id":377,"source_url":378,"license_code":369,"credit_html":379,"title":380,"description":381,"author":373,"original_width":375,"original_height":382},27288,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141697","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141697\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-132247.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Utahlite claim (Lucin Variscite), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLucin\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lucin\">Lucin\u003C\u002Fa>, Lucin District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPilot_Range\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pilot Range\">Pilot Range\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBox_Elder_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Box Elder County, Utah\">Box Elder County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-19576.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 2.9 x 2.9 x 2.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A nodule of top-quality gem variscite from the classic U.S. locality for the species. Lapidaries use it when it is of this super quality to make jewelry.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",550,{"id":384,"source_url":385,"license_code":369,"credit_html":386,"title":387,"description":388,"author":373,"original_width":389,"original_height":390},84858,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10126915","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10126915\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-38412.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Utahlite claim (Lucin Variscite), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLucin\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lucin\">Lucin\u003C\u002Fa>, Lucin District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPilot_Range\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pilot Range\">Pilot Range\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBox_Elder_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Box Elder County, Utah\">Box Elder County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-19576.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a large, THICK chunk of jewelry-quality green variscite from Utah - weighing over a POUND. It has fine green color, and is polished on one side to show it off at its best. This can be a VERY rich source of lapidary material, or keep it as just a superb example of a Utah classic. 11.3 x 8.4 x 4.9 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",539,650,{"id":392,"source_url":393,"license_code":369,"credit_html":394,"title":395,"description":396,"author":373,"original_width":375,"original_height":397},27289,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10155630","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10155630\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-192623.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Utahlite claim (Lucin Variscite), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLucin\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lucin\">Lucin\u003C\u002Fa>, Lucin District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPilot_Range\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pilot Range\">Pilot Range\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBox_Elder_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Box Elder County, Utah\">Box Elder County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-19576.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 11.9 x 9.1 x 7.2 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A veritable boulder of gorgeous gem variscite from the classic U.S. locality. Weighs 1 pound 7 ounces.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",468,{"id":399,"source_url":400,"license_code":369,"credit_html":401,"title":402,"description":403,"author":373,"original_width":404,"original_height":375},84859,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10142350","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10142350\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-137453.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Lucin District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPilot_Range\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pilot Range\">Pilot Range\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBox_Elder_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Box Elder County, Utah\">Box Elder County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-27111.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.7 x 4.6 x 3.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a LARGE, SOLID nodule of GEM variscite from Utah - an old-timer. It has a weather-worn surface, and was sliced open to expose the top-quality variscite inside, then polished at this slice. Variscite of this quality is often used in jewelry, and this specimen can either be used by a lapidary, or kept as a very rich specimen. It weighs 135 grams and is completely pure.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",534,{"id":406,"source_url":407,"license_code":369,"credit_html":408,"title":409,"description":410,"author":373,"original_width":375,"original_height":411},27290,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172471","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172471\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-282335.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Utahlite claim (Lucin Variscite), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLucin\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Lucin\">Lucin\u003C\u002Fa>, Lucin District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPilot_Range\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pilot Range\">Pilot Range\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBox_Elder_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Box Elder County, Utah\">Box Elder County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-19576.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.7 x 4.1 x 0.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A very pretty, pastel-green, polished variscite slab from Lucin, Utah. The slab is broken on the sides and base, but this remains a highly representative example of the species and well-known locale. The beautiful color is very uniform on both sides. Weighs 25 grams.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",350,{"id":413,"source_url":414,"license_code":369,"credit_html":415,"title":416,"description":417,"author":373,"original_width":418,"original_height":419},84860,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10144644","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10144644\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-143226.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4148.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.5 x 5.6 x 4.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A gorgeous set of Variscite nodules in matrix from the great old Fairfield locality. The color is superb and there are even drusy crystals on the specimen!! The largest nodule is an amazing 5 cm. A killer Variscite by anyone’s standards. Matrix specimens are rarely preserved. Ex. Charlie Key stock.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",316,500,{"id":421,"source_url":422,"license_code":369,"credit_html":423,"title":424,"description":410,"author":373,"original_width":375,"original_height":425},27291,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172472","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172472\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-282336.jpg",374,{"id":427,"source_url":428,"license_code":369,"credit_html":429,"title":430,"description":431,"author":373,"original_width":432,"original_height":433},84862,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159474","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159474\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-202118.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Huanuni mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuanuni\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huanuni\">Huanuni\u003C\u002Fa>, Dalence Province, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOruro_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oruro Department\">Oruro Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-334.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 13.8 x 6.5 x 6.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Unusual, sparkling, hemispherical variscite aggregates to 3mm crowded on an ore matrix. Quite unusual compared to the few examples of variscite I have seen from here in modern times. Ex. Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",800,548,{"id":435,"source_url":436,"license_code":369,"credit_html":437,"title":438,"description":439,"author":373,"original_width":440,"original_height":419},84863,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10163632","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10163632\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-229835.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8260.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6 x 5.1 x 4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A Variscite nodule in matrix, 3.9 cm across. The color is superb and there are even numerous drusy nodules in many smaller pockets. Ex. Charlie Key Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",439,{"id":442,"source_url":443,"license_code":369,"credit_html":444,"title":445,"description":446,"author":373,"original_width":447,"original_height":448},84864,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172264","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10172264\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-280556.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Stuart Schmitt deposit (H. de Linde No. 3 Mine), Dug Hill, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAvant\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Avant\">Avant\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGarland_County,_Arkansas\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Garland County, Arkansas\">Garland County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FArkansas\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Arkansas\">Arkansas\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-11775.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.8 x 5.6 x 3.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A sparkly, pretty green crust of variscite microcrystals richly covers both sides of the sculptural, vuggy matrix of brecciated limestone on this fine specimen from an uncommon Arkansas locale. Rarely available material. Ex. Consie Prince Collection. This is an exceptional old-time specimen.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",750,513,{"id":450,"source_url":451,"license_code":369,"credit_html":452,"title":453,"description":454,"author":373,"original_width":455,"original_height":456},84865,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10443433","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10443433\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-4jb4-lc161a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.4 x 2.9 x 1.4 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A very nice 8mm ball-shaped cluster of crystals, deep green and lustrous. This is a vast improvement over the normal massive habit for the species and this small find in Brumado has produced what many folks consider best-of-species. THis particular piece has a fairly large ball (though not the biggest), but what really makes it is the top-percentile DEEP GREEN color and lustre, which is highly unusual and marks this as being among the top pieces.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",704,386,{"id":458,"source_url":459,"license_code":369,"credit_html":460,"title":461,"description":462,"author":373,"original_width":463,"original_height":464},84866,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10456412","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10456412\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-pas-185b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Huanuni mine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHuanuni\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Huanuni\">Huanuni\u003C\u002Fa>, Dalence Province, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FOruro_Department\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Oruro Department\">Oruro Department\u003C\u002Fa>, Bolivia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-334.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 13.8 x 6.5 x 6.4 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Unusual, sparkling, hemispherical variscite aggregates to 3mm crowded on an ore matrix. Quite unusual compared to the few examples of variscite I have seen from here in modern times.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",289,400,{"id":466,"source_url":467,"license_code":369,"credit_html":468,"title":469,"description":470,"author":471,"original_width":472,"original_height":473},84867,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=30490997","Wolfgang Sauber, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=30490997\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","NHM - Variscit.jpg","Natural History Museum, Vienna. Variscite from Fairfield ( Utah, USA ).","Wolfgang Sauber",3096,2820,{"id":475,"source_url":476,"license_code":477,"credit_html":478,"title":479,"description":480,"author":481,"original_width":482,"original_height":483},3596,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=113756483","CC BY-SA 4.0","Koreller, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=113756483\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Muséum de Nantes - 606 - Variscite (Pannecé, Loire-Atlantique, France).jpg","Variscite, en provenance de Pannecé (Loire-Atlantique, France), au Muséum de Nantes","Koreller",3676,2316,{"id":485,"source_url":486,"license_code":477,"credit_html":487,"title":488,"description":489,"author":490,"original_width":491,"original_height":492},36415,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=162975978","Lodewicus de Honsvels, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=162975978\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscit.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa> (blue-green)\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Weight: 34.8 g\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Locality: Lucin, Box Elder County, Utah, Vereinigte Staaten\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Lodewicus de Honsvels",4214,3520,{"id":494,"source_url":495,"license_code":369,"credit_html":496,"title":497,"description":498,"author":373,"original_width":375,"original_height":499},3591,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10127423","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10127423\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-40034.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8260.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Variscite slab, spectacular in quality. 10.2 x 7.2 x 0.8 cm     This Photo was Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 17th Apr 2006\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",456,{"id":501,"source_url":502,"license_code":369,"credit_html":503,"title":504,"description":505,"author":373,"original_width":375,"original_height":506},54493,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453349","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10453349\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-mrz205a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Iron Monarch open cut, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FIron_Knob,_South_Australia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Iron Knob, South Australia\">Iron Knob\u003C\u002Fa>, Middleback Range, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FEyre_Peninsula\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Eyre Peninsula\">Eyre peninsula\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSouth_Australia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:South Australia\">South Australia\u003C\u002Fa>, Australia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-158.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 5.3 x 4.3 x 3.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ferroan Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Discrete, glistening crystals of intensely red crystallized variscite, known only from this locality in such quanlity, covering a whole frontal display face. Superb, visually - when seen in person it is much more impressive.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",505,{"id":508,"source_url":509,"license_code":369,"credit_html":510,"title":511,"description":512,"author":373,"original_width":513,"original_height":464},54494,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474894","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474894\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var10b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Boa Vista pegmatite, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLaranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Laranjeiras\">Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGalil%C3%A9ia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Galiléia\">Galiléia\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8769.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.6 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ferroan Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Beautiful rich spherical aggregates of pastel pink variscite, unusual here, on an unidentified white mineral that is very rich on this specimen. Pretty piece of unusual style !\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",282,{"id":515,"source_url":516,"license_code":369,"credit_html":517,"title":518,"description":512,"author":373,"original_width":432,"original_height":519},54495,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474895","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474895\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var10a.jpg",530,{"id":521,"source_url":522,"license_code":369,"credit_html":523,"title":524,"description":525,"author":373,"original_width":432,"original_height":526},54496,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474896","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474896\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var09a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Boa Vista pegmatite, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLaranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Laranjeiras\">Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGalil%C3%A9ia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Galiléia\">Galiléia\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8769.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 7.2 x 4.3 x 3.0 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ferroan Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Very good crystallization here, scattered over a large surface!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",566,{"id":528,"source_url":529,"license_code":369,"credit_html":530,"title":531,"description":525,"author":373,"original_width":464,"original_height":532},54497,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474897","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474897\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var09b.jpg",346,{"id":534,"source_url":535,"license_code":369,"credit_html":536,"title":537,"description":538,"author":373,"original_width":432,"original_height":539},54498,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474899","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474899\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var08a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Boa Vista pegmatite, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLaranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Laranjeiras\">Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGalil%C3%A9ia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Galiléia\">Galiléia\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8769.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.2 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ferroan Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Very good crystallization here, scattered over a large surface!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",615,{"id":541,"source_url":542,"license_code":369,"credit_html":543,"title":544,"description":538,"author":373,"original_width":464,"original_height":545},54499,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474900","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474900\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var08b.jpg",305,{"id":547,"source_url":548,"license_code":369,"credit_html":549,"title":550,"description":551,"author":373,"original_width":552,"original_height":432},54500,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474901","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474901\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var07a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Boa Vista pegmatite, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLaranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Laranjeiras\">Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGalil%C3%A9ia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Galiléia\">Galiléia\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8769.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: thumbnail, 3.3 x 2.9 x 1.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ferroan Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A small but absolutely exquisite speicmen with gorgeous contrast and micro-photography potential!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",572,{"id":554,"source_url":555,"license_code":369,"credit_html":556,"title":557,"description":551,"author":373,"original_width":558,"original_height":464},54501,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474902","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474902\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var07b.jpg",293,{"id":560,"source_url":561,"license_code":369,"credit_html":562,"title":563,"description":564,"author":373,"original_width":432,"original_height":565},54502,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474904","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474904\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var06a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Boa Vista pegmatite, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLaranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Laranjeiras\">Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGalil%C3%A9ia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Galiléia\">Galiléia\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8769.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 8.5 x 5.0 x 4.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ferroan Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Beautiful rich vugs of sparkly , intesne maroon variscite, as well as purple strengite (?) and an unidentified whie emineral that is very rich on this specimen. Also with a few discrete crystals as shown in the closeup!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",517,{"id":567,"source_url":568,"license_code":369,"credit_html":569,"title":570,"description":564,"author":373,"original_width":464,"original_height":571},54503,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474905","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474905\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var06b.jpg",331,{"id":573,"source_url":574,"license_code":369,"credit_html":575,"title":576,"description":577,"author":373,"original_width":578,"original_height":464},54504,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474908","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474908\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var05a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Boa Vista pegmatite, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLaranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Laranjeiras\">Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGalil%C3%A9ia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Galiléia\">Galiléia\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8769.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: miniature, 4.3 x 3.6 x 1.6 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ferroan Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Incredibly intense, magenta crystals of sub-mm siz,e but spread thickly over contrasting albite matrix so as to be among the more eye-appealing pieces here! As a micro specimen for study or photography, this piece has the best combination of crystal qualities, though it is small.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",335,{"id":580,"source_url":581,"license_code":369,"credit_html":582,"title":583,"description":577,"author":373,"original_width":584,"original_height":432},54505,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474909","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474909\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var05b.jpg",759,{"id":586,"source_url":587,"license_code":369,"credit_html":588,"title":589,"description":590,"author":373,"original_width":464,"original_height":591},54506,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474910","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474910\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var04b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Boa Vista pegmatite, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLaranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Laranjeiras\">Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGalil%C3%A9ia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Galiléia\">Galiléia\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8769.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 8.2 x 5.7 x 5.0 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ferroan Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Intensely colored microcrystals in several protected cavities!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",296,{"id":593,"source_url":594,"license_code":369,"credit_html":595,"title":596,"description":590,"author":373,"original_width":597,"original_height":432},54507,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474911","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474911\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var04a.jpg",634,{"id":599,"source_url":600,"license_code":369,"credit_html":601,"title":602,"description":603,"author":373,"original_width":464,"original_height":604},54508,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474912","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474912\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var03b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Boa Vista pegmatite, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLaranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Laranjeiras\">Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGalil%C3%A9ia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Galiléia\">Galiléia\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8769.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 9.9 x 8.7 x 4.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ferroan Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Beautiful spherical aggregates, translucent, of high quality - spaced nicely above 3-dimensional matrix of what seems to be albite blades atop green muscovite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",330,{"id":606,"source_url":607,"license_code":369,"credit_html":608,"title":609,"description":603,"author":373,"original_width":610,"original_height":432},54509,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474914","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474914\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var03a.jpg",712,{"id":612,"source_url":613,"license_code":369,"credit_html":614,"title":615,"description":616,"author":373,"original_width":432,"original_height":617},54510,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474918","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474918\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var02a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Boa Vista pegmatite, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLaranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Laranjeiras\">Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGalil%C3%A9ia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Galiléia\">Galiléia\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8769.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 7.5 x 6.8 x 4.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ferroan Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Incredibly rich specimen with large vuggy cavities throughout, and probably more inside. Best intense color!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",688,{"id":619,"source_url":620,"license_code":369,"credit_html":621,"title":622,"description":623,"author":373,"original_width":464,"original_height":604},54511,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474922","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474922\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var01b.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Boa Vista pegmatite, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FLaranjeiras\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Laranjeiras\">Laranjeiras\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FGalil%C3%A9ia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Galiléia\">Galiléia\u003C\u002Fa>, Doce valley, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMinas_Gerais\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Minas Gerais\">Minas Gerais\u003C\u002Fa>, Southeast Region, Brazil (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8769.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 6.5 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Ferroan Variscite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Beautiful rich carpet of pastel pink variscite, unusual here, as well as purple strengite (?) and an unidentified white mineral that is very rich on this specimen. Also with a few discrete crystals as shown in the closeup!\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":625,"source_url":626,"license_code":369,"credit_html":627,"title":628,"description":623,"author":373,"original_width":629,"original_height":432},54512,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474924","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10474924\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-var01a.jpg",527,{"id":631,"source_url":632,"license_code":369,"credit_html":633,"title":634,"description":635,"author":373,"original_width":419,"original_height":636},3593,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10154727","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10154727\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-188268.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8260.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.8 x 7.3 x 0.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A gorgeous slab, polished on both sides, with very intricate patterns of the green and yellow phosphates, variscite and crandallite from the famous Utah locality of the Little Green Monster Variscite Mine. The yellow crandallite surrounding the variscite has exceptional banding. There is also a bit of white wardite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",480,{"id":638,"source_url":639,"license_code":369,"credit_html":640,"title":641,"description":642,"author":373,"original_width":643,"original_height":375},84861,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10152459","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10152459\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Pyrite-179447.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPyrite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Pyrite\">Pyrite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Cole Mine (Cole shaft; Cole No. 3), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FBisbee\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Bisbee\">Bisbee\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWarren_(biogeographic_region)\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Warren (biogeographic region)\">Warren District\u003C\u002Fa>, Mule Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCochise_County,_Arizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Cochise County, Arizona\">Cochise County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FArizona\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Arizona\">Arizona\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-3297.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.4 x 4.8 x 4.6 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is an old Bisbee variscite, and a super-rich and solid one. There is just a small amount of matrix here - this is almost all blue-green variscite. Weighs 165 grams.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",579,{"id":102,"source_url":645,"license_code":477,"credit_html":646,"title":647,"description":648,"author":649,"original_width":650,"original_height":651},"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=80584426","Zbynek Burival, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=80584426\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Cacoxenite and variscite from Třenice, Czech Republic.jpg","Yellow cacoxenite and white variscite on black lithiophorite from Třenice, Czech Republic. FOV 2 cm.","Zbynek Burival",4048,3036,{"id":653,"source_url":654,"license_code":369,"credit_html":655,"title":656,"description":657,"author":373,"original_width":658,"original_height":447},50970,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10155700","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10155700\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-Wardite-193797.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8260.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.8 x 5.6 x 0.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A gorgeous slab, polished on both sides, with very intricate patterns of the green, yellow and gray phosphates, variscite, crandallite and wardite from the famous Utah locality of the Little Green Monster Variscite Mine. The yellow crandallite surrounding the variscite has exceptional banding. This is the type locality for wardite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",691,{"id":660,"source_url":661,"license_code":369,"credit_html":662,"title":663,"description":664,"author":373,"original_width":665,"original_height":666},50974,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161940","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10161940\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-Wardite-219059.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8260.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 10.3 x 7.0 x 0.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A gorgeous cabinet slab, polished on both sides, with very intricate patterns of the green, yellow and gray phosphates, variscite, crandallite and wardite from the famous Utah locality of the Little Green Monster Variscite Mine. This particular slab has two striking segmented pods of green variscite. The yellow crandallite and gray wardite surrounding the variscite have exceptional banding. This is the Type Locality for wardite. Old material, no longer found like this.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",700,545,{"id":668,"source_url":669,"license_code":369,"credit_html":670,"title":671,"description":672,"author":373,"original_width":464,"original_height":673},50977,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10462497","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10462497\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Wardite-rice-22c.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4189.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: large cabinet, 17.5 x 13.3 x 1.1 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Variscite with Crandalite and Wardite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A beautiful specimen of chrysoprase-colored, turquoise-blue variscite, rimmed by and included by streaks of canary-yellow crandallite. There is some gray Wardite present is well. This is a rare association, and the contrast is striking. At 7 inches long, the size of this slice places it among the larger specimens out there, certainly among the largest ones that I have personally seen for sale. Note that this is, as most such specimens are after being sliced out of a boulder, polished.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",295,{"id":675,"source_url":676,"license_code":369,"credit_html":677,"title":678,"description":679,"author":373,"original_width":680,"original_height":432},3592,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10151961","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10151961\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Montgomeryite-Crandallite-177938.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMontgomeryite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Montgomeryite\">Montgomeryite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4189.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 11.9 x 11.7 x 3.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a large phosphate nodule from this classic locality which is very rich in some of the rare species found mostly in older specimens and not around so much in pieces collected in more recent times. The bright green is the Variscite with a large amount of canary-yellow Crandalite and some gray Wardite present around the green core. The darker green circles are Montgomeryite, for which this is the type locality. Ex. Rice Northwest Museum Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",798,{"id":682,"source_url":683,"license_code":477,"credit_html":684,"title":685,"description":686,"author":687,"original_width":688,"original_height":688},3594,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=76115050","Joan Rosell, from rosellminerals.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=76115050\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Bolivarite.jpg",":Locality: Dedestapolcsany, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Size: 2.6 × 1.8 × 1.1 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Description: Bolivarite is a very rare aluminium phosphate, related to evansite. In this specimen white bolivarite is filling vugs of a limonite matrix. This mineral was found as crusts and as a filling of cracks in some granitic rocks a few km from Pontevedra (Spain), on the road to Campo Lameiro. Its discoverers, Fernandez Navarro and Castro Barea, named it as a tribute to the eminent Spanish entomologist, exiled in Mexico after the Spanish Civil War, Ignacio Bolivar y Urrutia.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Joan Rosell, from rosellminerals.com",1000,{"id":690,"source_url":691,"license_code":369,"credit_html":692,"title":693,"description":694,"author":373,"original_width":375,"original_height":695},6399,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141254","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141254\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-Wardite-130253.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4189.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 7.5 x 5.9 x 1.0 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A beautiful specimen of chrysoprase-colored, emerald-green variscite rimmed by and included by streaks of canary-yellow crandallite. There is some gray wardite present is well. This is a rare association, and the contrast is striking. Note that this is, as most such specimens are after being sliced out of a boulder, polished. OLD MATERIAL from the early and mid 1900s finds, here.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",477,{"id":697,"source_url":698,"license_code":369,"credit_html":699,"title":700,"description":694,"author":373,"original_width":701,"original_height":578},6400,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141255","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10141255\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-Wardite-130254.jpg",499,{"id":703,"source_url":704,"license_code":369,"credit_html":705,"title":706,"description":707,"author":373,"original_width":432,"original_height":708},6401,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10151992","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10151992\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-Wardite-177954.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4189.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 17.5 x 13.3 x 1.1 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A beautiful specimen of chrysoprase-colored, turquoise-blue variscite rimmed by and included by streaks of canary-yellow crandallite. There is some gray Wardite present is well. This is a rare association, and the contrast is striking. Ex. Rice Northwest Museum Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",709,{"id":710,"source_url":711,"license_code":712,"credit_html":713,"title":714,"description":715,"author":716,"original_width":717,"original_height":718},16090,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118199660","CC BY-SA 2.0","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118199660\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Metavariscite (Elongate) and Variscite (Octahedral) (48522539376).jpg","\u003Cp>Lucin\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nUtah, USA","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada",6000,4000,{"id":720,"source_url":721,"license_code":722,"credit_html":723,"title":724,"description":725,"author":726,"original_width":727,"original_height":728},16105,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=84722088","CC BY 2.0","S. Rae from Scotland, UK, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=84722088\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Mineral exhibit - Variscite (32053307541).jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa> (center of image), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMetavivianite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Metavivianite\">Metavivianite\u003C\u002Fa> (left) und \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FScorodite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Scorodite\">Scorodite\u003C\u002Fa> (right). Exhibited at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FRoyal_Ontario_Museum\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Royal Ontario Museum\">Royal Ontario Museum\u003C\u002Fa>","S. Rae from Scotland, UK",4320,3240,{"id":730,"source_url":731,"license_code":369,"credit_html":732,"title":733,"description":734,"author":373,"original_width":558,"original_height":464},16661,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10462421","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10462421\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Montgomeryite-Variscite-Wardite-rice-01a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMontgomeryite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Montgomeryite\">Montgomeryite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4189.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: cabinet, 11.9 x 11.7 x 3.8 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Variscite with Montgomeryite (TL), Crandalite and Wardite (TL)\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>This is a relatively early Rice acquisition, donated by the Rice family. It is a large phosphate nodule from this classic locality which is VERY VERY rich in some of the rare species found mostly in older specimens and not around so much in pieces colelcted in more recent times. The bright green is the Variscite with a large amount of canary-yellow Crandalite (rare!) and some gray Wardite present around the green core. The darker green circles are Montgomeryite, for which this is the type locality. This would be considered a VERY RICH specimen for the species, by the way. According to Mindat, this is also the type locality for WARDITE as well, which I had not known! Lastly, note the thickness of this specimen...it is the end of a nodule, and thick, so it could be sliced into at least two more sections if desired, increasing the total value of the pieces as each is worth about the same, I would think.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",{"id":736,"source_url":737,"license_code":369,"credit_html":738,"title":739,"description":740,"author":373,"original_width":432,"original_height":741},50969,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10151993","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10151993\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-Wardite-177955.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-4189.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 21.0 x 13.4 x 0.5 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A beautiful specimen of chrysoprase-colored, turquoise-blue variscite rimmed by and included by streaks of canary-yellow crandallite. There is some gray Wardite present is well. This is a rare association, and the contrast is striking. Ex. Rice Northwest Museum Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",511,{"id":743,"source_url":744,"license_code":369,"credit_html":745,"title":746,"description":747,"author":373,"original_width":748,"original_height":447},50971,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10156932","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10156932\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-Wardite-195428.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8260.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 10.8 x 6.8 x 0.6 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A gorgeous slab, polished on both sides, with very intricate patterns of the green, yellow and gray phosphates, variscite, crandallite and wardite. This particular slab is very rich in segmented pods of green variscite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",508,{"id":750,"source_url":751,"license_code":369,"credit_html":752,"title":753,"description":754,"author":373,"original_width":665,"original_height":755},50972,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159801","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10159801\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-Wardite-205915.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8260.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 11.1 x 6.6 x 0.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A gorgeous cabinet slab, polished on both sides, with very intricate patterns of the green, yellow and gray phosphates, variscite, crandallite and wardite from the famous Utah locality of the Little Green Monster Variscite Mine. This particular slab has two striking segmented pods of green variscite. The yellow crandallite and gray wardite surrounding the variscite have exceptional banding. This is the Type Locality for wardite. This is large, old-time, beautiful material from this locale.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",472,{"id":757,"source_url":758,"license_code":369,"credit_html":759,"title":760,"description":761,"author":373,"original_width":665,"original_height":762},50973,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160482","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160482\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-Wardite-209884.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8260.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 6.0 x 4.0 x 0.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A beautiful small cabinet slab, polished on both sides, with very intricate patterns of the green, yellow and gray phosphates, variscite, crandallite and wardite from the Utah locality of the Little Green Monster Variscite Mine. This particular slab has exceptional banding of crandallite and wardite surrounding the green variscite pod. This is the Type Locality for wardite. This is old-time, choice material from this famed locale.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",443,{"id":764,"source_url":765,"license_code":369,"credit_html":766,"title":767,"description":768,"author":373,"original_width":665,"original_height":769},50975,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10166958","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10166958\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-Wardite-249327.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8260.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 10.6 x 7.2 x 0.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A beautiful cabinet slab, polished on both sides, with very intricate patterns of the green, yellow and gray phosphates, variscite, crandallite and wardite from the famous Utah locality of the Little Green Monster Variscite Mine. This particular slab has three striking segmented pods of green variscite. The yellow crandallite and gray wardite surrounding the variscite have exceptional banding. This is the Type Locality for wardite. This is large, old-time, choice material from this famed locale. Old material, no longer found like this.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",523,{"id":771,"source_url":772,"license_code":369,"credit_html":773,"title":774,"description":775,"author":373,"original_width":776,"original_height":447},50976,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10167218","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10167218\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Crandallite-Wardite-250246.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FVariscite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Variscite\">Variscite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCrandallite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Crandallite\">Crandallite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FWardite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Wardite\">Wardite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Little Green Monster Variscite Mine, Clay Canyon, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FFairfield\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Fairfield\">Fairfield\u003C\u002Fa>, Oquirrh Mts, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah_County,_Utah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah County, Utah\">Utah County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUtah\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Utah\">Utah\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-8260.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 11.0 x 6.9 x 0.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A gorgeous cabinet slab, polished on both sides, with very intricate patterns of the green, yellow and gray phosphates, variscite, crandallite and wardite from the famous Utah locality of Little Green Monster Variscite Mine. This particular slab has two striking segmented pods of green variscite. The yellow crandallite and gray wardite surrounding the variscite have exceptional banding. This is large, old-time, choice material from this famed locale.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",536,{"id":778,"source_url":779,"license_code":712,"credit_html":780,"title":781,"description":782,"author":716,"original_width":718,"original_height":717},50980,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118189819","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118189819\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Wardite with Variscite and Crandallite (48303119841).jpg","\u003Cp>Fairfield\nUtah, USA\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nSpecial Features: Concretion",{"id":784,"source_url":785,"license_code":369,"credit_html":786,"title":787,"description":672,"author":373,"original_width":464,"original_height":788},85664,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10462499","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10462499\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Variscite-Wardite-rice-22b.jpg",325,[790],{"id":791,"url":792,"label":793,"formula":794,"spacegroup":795,"year":311},14142,"\u002Fcif\u002F14142.cif","Kniep 1977","Al P O6 H4","P b c a",[797,798,799,800,801,802,803,804,805,806,807,808,809,810,811,812],"Alpha-variscite","Amatrice","Chlor-utahlite","Chlor-utalite","Chlorutahlite","Lucinit","Lucinita","Lucinite","Peganit","Peganita","Peganite","Sphaerita","Sphaerite","Sphärit","Utahlite","Variquoise",[814,819,823,828,832,837,841,845,852,856,859,863,867,871,875,881,884,887,890,894,897,900],{"lang":815,"names":816},"ar",[817,818],"فارسيت","فاريسيت",{"lang":820,"names":821},"ca",[822],"variscita",{"lang":824,"names":825},"de",[826,827],"Variscit","Variszit",{"lang":829,"names":830},"es",[831,822],"utahlita",{"lang":833,"names":834},"et",[835,836],"variskiit","varistsiit",{"lang":838,"names":839},"eu",[840],"Variscita",{"lang":842,"names":843},"fa",[844],"واریسیت",{"lang":846,"names":847},"fr",[797,848,849,804,807,850,811,812,851],"Barrandite","Bolivarite","Sphaérite","variscite",{"lang":853,"names":854},"hu",[855],"variszcit",{"lang":857,"names":858},"it",[7],{"lang":860,"names":861},"ja",[862],"バリサイト",{"lang":864,"names":865},"mk",[866],"варисцит",{"lang":868,"names":869},"nl",[870],"varisciet",{"lang":872,"names":873},"pl",[874],"Waryscyt",{"lang":876,"names":877},"ru",[878,879,880],"Аматрикс","Варисцит","Юталит",{"lang":882,"names":883},"sk",[826],{"lang":885,"names":886},"sl",[826],{"lang":888,"names":889},"uk",[879],{"lang":891,"names":892},"zh",[893],"磷铝石",{"lang":895,"names":896},"zh-cn",[893],{"lang":898,"names":899},"zh-hans",[893],{"lang":901,"names":902},"zh-hant",[903],"磷鋁石","Q415544",{"history":906,"applications":910},{"markdown":907,"model_version":908,"prompt_version":909,"reviewed_at":11},"Long before anyone gave the green stone a name, Neolithic Europeans were stringing it into beads. Variscite has been worked into personal ornaments — beads above all — since Neolithic times[1]. In burial mounds in Brittany, excavated in the 19th century, archaeologists recovered beads and pendants of it. Two of these tombs — Mané er Hroëck at Locmariaquer and the Tumiac mound at Arzon — date from between 4500 and 4000 BCE[1].\n\nThe mineral did not get its modern name until much later. The German mineralogist August Breithaupt described it in 1837 and named it after *Variscia*, the old Latin name for the Vogtland — a district of Saxony, in Germany, where the first specimens were found[2].\n\nFor a time it carried other names. Stone from the United States was once sold as *Utahlite*. Material that might be turquoise or might be variscite has sometimes been marketed under the blended label *variquoise*[3].","claude-opus-4-8","1.0.0",{"markdown":911,"model_version":908,"prompt_version":909,"reviewed_at":11},"Variscite is a stone for the jeweller and the carver, not the factory. Its draw is colour: a beautiful, intense green that ranges from pale to emerald. That green earns it use as a semi-precious stone, cut into cabochons — smooth, rounded, polished gems — and worked into carvings and ornaments[1].\n\nMuch of its trade runs alongside turquoise. Silversmiths commonly set variscite in place of turquoise, and it can be mistaken for it[2]. The two are easy to tell apart once you look: variscite is usually the greener of the two[3]. It is also the rarer mineral, yet because it is less familiar to the general public, raw variscite tends to cost less than turquoise[2]."]