6.4" Magnesium Aluminum Phosphate (Variscite) Slab - Australia

This is a polished slab of green variscite, collected near the Woodlands Cattle Station in the Goscoyne region of Western Australia. One side is polished to a mirror like finish, and it comes with an acrylic display stand.

Variscite, closely related to turquoise, is a secondary mineral formed by direct deposition from phosphate-bearing water that has reacted with aluminium-rich rocks in a near-surface environment. It occurs as fine-grained masses in nodules, cavity fillings, and crusts. Variscite often contains white veins of the calcium aluminium phosphate mineral crandallite. It is sometimes confused with turquoise, but variscite is usually greener in color.

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DETAILS
SPECIES
Variscite
LOCATION
Woodlands Cattle Station, Goscoyne, Australia
SIZE
6.4x2.2", .35" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#96214