VARISCITE GEMSTONE

Variscite and turquoise are similar in appearance; of the two, variscite is greener than the later. There are certain varieties available that display both the colours in equal proportion, thus, giving rise to a unique variety called 'Variquoise'.

Variscite is very rarely found in red colour and this red variety is certainly a gem collector's is dream purchase. Chemically, this gemstone is hydrated aluminium phosphate. It is very soft gemstone scoring just 4.5 on Moh's scale. Bluish green tinge is the most popular colour tone; while some may be strengthened further to achieve the desired deeper green colour.

Utah and Nevada regions of USA are known to carry Variscite in abundance; other important locations known the occurrence of Variscite are Brazil, Germany, Spain, Poland and Queensland in Australia. This gemstone can heal the person of depression, anxiety and night fears and make him better person personality wise.

Some of the popular names of this gemstone are Utahlite, Lucinite, Barrandite, and Bolivarite. This gemstone can be polished easily to get variety of colours. Such acceptance is attributed to its waxy surface. It is normally cut en cabochon; again thanks to waxy lustre! Other shapes available are oval, spherical and pear out of which a variety of jewellery items are developed.

This stone is considered lucky for Taurus, Scorpio and Gemini and is known to fill the person with compassion and affection. Some use it to improve logic reasoning ability of the mind too.