Variscite Pendant / cabochon / new- 5.66 g - (1)

Pendant Variscite / new / cabochon

Set in 925 sterling silver

Including leather strap (80 cm)

Weight: 5.66 g / 28.3 ct (weighed without leather strap)

25.3 mm x 17.1 mm x 6.9 mm


Brand new and unworn


Variscite (also Variszite) is a mineral in the mineral class of “Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates” with the chemical composition Al[PO4]·2H2O[5], and is therefore, chemically speaking, a hydrated aluminum orthophosphate.

Variscite crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system and occurs mainly as nodular, botryoidal, or massive mineral aggregates and crust-like coatings. Rarely it also forms isometric, pseudo-cubic crystals up to about 1.5 mm in size. In pure form the mineral is transparent and colorless. Most often, however, it takes on a greenish, blue-green, and rarely red color due to trace impurities and can also be intergrown with brown matrix. The streak color, however, is always white. With a Mohs hardness of 4.5, variscite remains one of the softer minerals and can be easily scratched with a knife.


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