Dioptase
specimen number:
3651443
location:
Tsumeb mine, Otjikoto, Namibia
description:
Lustrous deep green crystals of dioptase slightly translucent in measuring to 1.3 cm in size across the top of this calcite matrix. Very slight chipping on the edges. This one has obviously been etched from, or simply better exposed, from the enclosing calcite.
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