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Variscite

Itumbiara, Goias, Brazil

Miniature, 4.4 by 2.8 by 2.4 cm

$40 - Order Form

These variscite specimens created a stir at the Tucson Show when Carlos Barbosa imported them in the 1990s. Many of the specimens, including this example, have saw cuts on their backsides. The quartz matrix is very tough!
The variscite here formed a 6 mm ball of blocky crystals, with interesting clay inclusions. Specimens from this occurrence are generally considered the finest crystals of variscite known. Desirable and scarce.