| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Dioptase and Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 63769 |
| Mineral: | Dioptase and Calcite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Sparkling cluster of many lustrous deep-green dioptase crystals to 1.2 mm intermixed with lustrous transparent colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals to 0.5 mm. The dioptase crystals look beautiful when viewed under magnification. |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x3.5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.2-1.2 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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