| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Dioptase |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69297 |
| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, 2nd Oxide Zone, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Superb small specimen of lustrous transparent deep-green dioptase crystals with remnants of brown calcite on the bottom where they were attached. The dioptase crystals exhibit internal reflections when illuminated from the rear. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II) |
| Overall Size: | 21x13x9 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-18 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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