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Rock Art => Carvings and Sculptures => Spheres => Topic started by: BlueWood on February 12, 2021, 01:33:15 PM

Title: Lucin Variscite
Post by: BlueWood on February 12, 2021, 01:33:15 PM

4.0 inch sphere.

Title: Re: Lucin Variscite
Post by: vitzitziltecpatl on February 12, 2021, 03:08:16 PM

Don't recall seeing many Variscite spheres. What I've heard lately says there isn't much of it left out there. Did you collect that yourself?

Title: Re: Lucin Variscite
Post by: BlueWood on March 01, 2021, 12:44:29 PM

No, Its a piece I pick up somewhere.  The Variscite is under claim.  I have seen it and its a pretty big pit with lots of material that could be mined.

Title: Re: Lucin Variscite
Post by: Eddie P on March 01, 2021, 03:26:58 PM

Gorgeous green fragmented by the white breccia. Lovely result

Title: Re: Lucin Variscite
Post by: Kaljaia on March 03, 2021, 05:57:22 PM

Quite nice, for that kind of color I like it better in a sphere or other object than as jewelry, honestly. Not a color I'd wear but still stunning in stone.

Title: Re: Lucin Variscite
Post by: R.U. Sirius on March 04, 2021, 10:43:40 AM

Beautiful work! Some of the gray areas (crandallite, I presume?) appear translucent in the photo, is that really the case? Surprisingly to me, the IGS Website even states that variscite can be translucent - I've never seen that before.

Title: Re: Lucin Variscite
Post by: Felicia on March 12, 2021, 08:06:02 AM

🌟🤸😸

Title: Re: Lucin Variscite
Post by: BlueWood on March 13, 2021, 02:29:05 PM

R.U. Sirius.  No it’s not translucent.  Some variscite is more deeper green and more gemmy then the light material.

Title: Re: Lucin Variscite
Post by: Ryaly2dogs on March 13, 2021, 03:35:10 PM

That first photo looks like parts of an ice shelf are breaking off and floating out to a beautiful green colored sea.  Great sphere!