Dioptase
specimen number:
1082309
location:
Reneville, Congo
description:
Glassy deep green prismatic crystals of dioptase to 1.0 cm in size over the top of a 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.0 cm matrix. Very minimal chipping present, still nice large bright crystals for the species. Shipping weight: 0.03 pounds. Previous label gives this locality as shown, this very well could be from the Tantara mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Size: 2.5 x 2.0 x 1.0 cm (thumbnail)
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