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Variscite

Variscite's apple green color, which comes from traces of the element chromium, makes the mineral popular for carvings and ornamental stones. The yellowish veins here contain crandallite, wardite, and other phosphate minerals.

Group: Phosphates
Image Number: 97-35043
Catalog Number: 117977
Gift of Dr. Arthur Montgomery
Locality: Fairfield , Utah

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