Variscite mineEsmeralda County, Nevada
Emerald Basin
Emerald Basin, a large variscite phosphate zone in Esmeralda County, Nevada: deep blue-green spiderweb, minty near-white and pale green material.

- Mineral
- Variscite
- Discovered
- 2022
- County
- Esmeralda County
- State
- Nevada

History of the mine
A large phosphate zone worked across several small trenches, each with its own character: deep blue-green spiderweb, minty near-white, and pale green, forming as veins, nuggets, nodules, and pseudomorphs. Currently our most active site for opening new ground.
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Rough and finished cabochons from Emerald Basin and our other mines are sold through Instagram, where new material is posted first.
Dripping water hollows a stone.
