Dioptase with Calcite
specimen number:
1902035
location:
Altyn-Tyube, Bukhar-Zhyrau, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
description: Brilliant green crystals of dioptase to 1.5 cm in size in scalenohedral crystals of calcite. This is from the type locality for the species. One does not often see such a large calcite crystals from this locality. In good condition with very minimal damage along the lower edge of the piece.
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