Original Pin/Pendant: Variscite - SS/14K

2.3" H x 2.3"" W x .625" D

Variscite is a mineral that does not have a use apart from being a gem, due to its green color and not being so common it is only named by experts, especially for its great resemblance to turquoise and jade.

It is said that it is a gem composed mainly of iron, the reason for this is that it has large amounts of trivalent iron and is part of an isoform series, in nature it is very rare to get it crystallized and less with well-formed large crystals, in general it is found in rocky and compact form with small crystals embedded around it.