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Variscite from Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas

 
Variscite from Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas

Variscite from Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas

Variscite from Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas

DESCRIPTION:No. 81479
Mineral:Variscite
Locality:Mauldin Mountain, Montgomery County, Arkansas
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent green variscite crystals lining the internal joints and fractures in gray limestone. Variscite is not common at this locality which is better known for wavellite specimens. Ex. S. Kelland collection; acquired in 2005; ex. Betts #31543; old collection #2689; ex. D. Seaman (former A.M.N.H. curator)
Overall Size:33x25x28 mm
Crystals:micro
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