| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Dioptase on Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69319 |
| Mineral: | Dioptase on Calcite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, 2nd Oxide Zone, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent emerald-green dioptase crystals to 10 mm on translucent white-brown calcite. The dioptase crystals contrast nicely against the white calcite. Ex. Georg Gebhard (author of Tsumeb I and II) |
| Overall Size: | 32x26x20 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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