A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Variscite with pyrite (Bisbee, Arizona) |
|---|---|
| Description | Variscite is a relatively rare aluminum phosphate mineral. It is light to dark green or blue-green and may be confused with turquoise if bluish. Some variscite is prized as a semi-precious stone. This sample, 5 cm in longest dimension, also contains (tarnished) pyrite. |
| Location | USA ▹ Arizona. Near Bisbee. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-05-22. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #957. |
| Key words | variscite, Arizona |
| Tech details | 658 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 549 |
 | |