| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Dioptase on Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 44954 |
| Mineral: | Dioptase on Calcite |
| Locality: | Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona |
| Description: | Prismatic transparent green dioptase crystals up to 0.5 mm long on translucent colorless calcite crystals to 8 mm long. The largest calcite has unusual stepped layers on the crystal faces. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987) |
| Overall Size: | 28x22x18 mm |
| Crystals: | 0.2-8.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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