Often variscite and turquoise are confused for each other. In this video Mike discusses why this is so and we see some examples of variquoise, or is it turquocite?
Yeah! It’s from the Kingman Mine family AKA the Colbaugh processing. What they do is they take old chalky turquoise and stabilize and dye it. I don’t know how they dye it but it’s gorgeous and looks completely natural
Very nice collection Mike! Thanks for describing the variations .Indeed on my claim there's quite a range of material I've always thought the whiter, More pale material I've worked Was chalk,although it doesn't stick to the tongue! Maybe just white ,pale variscite! Not real Impressive ,takes a high polish though!
Thanks Mike for refreshing Me about the chalcosiderite,varisite, occurence with turquiose! I have a pediment on my claim with all of the above deposited. Hard to tell what's what! Good to know varisite can be white! I liberated a little of that material on my last session. Probably not much value in the gem market though.
Do you know where the autumn creek turquoise is from. I have some and want to know it origin.thanks
Yeah! It’s from the Kingman Mine family AKA the Colbaugh processing. What they do is they take old chalky turquoise and stabilize and dye it. I don’t know how they dye it but it’s gorgeous and looks completely natural
I am not familiar with that. Nice to see tattoofthesun is.
Very nice collection Mike!
Thanks for describing the variations .Indeed on my claim
there's quite a range of material
I've always thought the whiter,
More pale material I've worked
Was chalk,although it doesn't
stick to the tongue! Maybe just white ,pale variscite! Not real
Impressive ,takes a high polish
though!
I have 2 giant beautiful pieces of varacite ill load up to my TH-cam now
Excellent discussion.
Really enjoy your videos, keep up the great content.
GD
Thank you.
Thanks Mike for refreshing Me about the chalcosiderite,varisite, occurence with turquiose! I have a pediment on my claim with all of the above deposited. Hard to tell what's what! Good to know varisite can be white! I liberated a little of that material on my last session. Probably not much value in the gem market though.
You are welcome
Early Broken Arrow Varisite sure has deep green characteristics,very striking! I might text a pic if you care to see some
We have a video with Helen and Richard Shull where they show several different variscite.