Editing Variscite (section)

==Jewelry==
Variscite has been used in Europe to make personal ornaments, especially beads, since Neolithic times. Its use continued during the Bronze Age and in Roman times although it was not until the 19th century that it was determined that all variscite used in Europe came from three sites in Spain, Gavá (Barcelona), Palazuelo de las Cuevas (Zamora), and Encinasola (Huelva).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Calvo Rebollar |first=Miguel |title=Minerales y Minas de España. Vol. VII. Fosfatos, Arseniatos y Vanadatos. |publisher=Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid. Fundación Gómez Pardo |year=2015 |location=Madrid |pages=260–276 |language=es}}</ref>

Variscite is sometimes used as a semi-precious stone, and is popular for carvings and ornamental use due to its beautiful and intense green color, and is commonly used in [[silversmithing]] in place of turquoise.  Variscite is more rare and less common than [[turquoise]], but because it is not as commonly available as turquoise or as well known to the general public, raw variscite tends to be less expensive than turquoise.<ref name="nevadaminerals" /><ref name="gemselect">{{cite web|url=https://www.gemselect.com/gem-info/variscite/variscite-info.php|title=Variscite Gemstone Information}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gemsociety.org/article/variscite-jewelry-and-gemstone-information/|title=Variscite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information – International Gem Society}}</ref>