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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 56556 |
| Mineral: | Dioptase and Calcite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent emerald-green dioptase crystals to 3 mm with lustrous colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals to 2 mm perched on the edge of a cleavage of translucent calcite with minor duftite microcrystals on the rear. |
| Overall Size: | 3.2x2.5x1.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-3 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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