Variscite Cabochon | #197 Turquoise cat's eye pattern

cat's eye pattern

what we know for certain is that we cut the rough from a bag with mixed material marked "Nevada" put away between 30 and 40 years ago

The Cut: Freeform Elongated Oval Cabochon

The Origin: King Solomon's Mine

Variscite Cabochon | #197 Turquoise cat's eye patternThe Stone: Variscite natural unstabilized The Weight: 16. 58 carats The Origin: Utah The Cut: Oval Cabochon Cut stone measurements: 21. 74mm x 15. 86m x 7. 93mm About Variscite: Variscite is a rare green mineral often mistaken for green turquoise. Found most frequently in Utah (so much so that the stone was once popularly referred to as "Utahlite"), material can be found in specific mines throughout the Southwest United States and Germany. Unlike