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Dioptase and Plancheite from Omaue, Kaokoveld, Namibia

 
Dioptase and Plancheite from Omaue, Kaokoveld, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 19789
Mineral:Dioptase and Plancheite
Locality:Omaue, Kaokoveld, Namibia
Description:Showy specimen of sparkling, green dioptase crystals on matrix of yellow-green plancheite. The dioptase crystals are lustrous and translucent. One crystal has a contact from a nearby crystal, now missing.
Overall Size:25x23x18 mm
Crystals:1-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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