Dioptase
specimen number:
4571979
location:
Altyn-Tyube, Bukhar-Zhyrau, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
description:
A semi lustrous green crystal of dioptase set on a massive calcite with several smaller dioptase crystals. Slight chipping present, this mainly along one side of crystal as seen in the video. From the type locality for the species.
Size: 1.7 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm (thumbnail)
Collection: Catherine J. & Bruce Paul Gaber
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