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Dioptase from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

 
Dioptase from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

Dioptase from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia

DESCRIPTION:No. 25284
Mineral:Dioptase
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Description:Rich cluster of lustrous emerald-green dioptase crystals to 7 mm long on dolomite-coated matrix. The dioptase crystals are internally transparent.
Overall Size:5x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:0.5-7.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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