Dioptase
specimen number:
9711245
location:
Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
description: Brilliant lustrous emerald green blocky crystals of dioptase averaging 0.5 cm in size on matrix. Sparse micro-chipping is present, this mainly confined to the edges of the matrix as seen. Attractive.
Size: 5.0 x 4.0 x 3.0 cm (miniature)
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