AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Dioptase on Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 55777 |
Mineral: | Dioptase on Calcite |
Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
Description: | Shallow cavities lined with lustrous transparent green dioptase crystals to 0.5 mm on translucent colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals to 2.5 mm. The bottom was sawn flat to reduce bulk without risking damage. |
Overall Size: | 9x7x4.5 cm |
Crystals: | 0.1-2.5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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