AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Republic of Congo > Dioptase

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Dioptase from Reneville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

 
Dioptase from Reneville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Dioptase from Reneville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Dioptase from Reneville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Dioptase from Reneville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Dioptase from Reneville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Dioptase from Reneville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Dioptase from Reneville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Dioptase from Reneville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Dioptase from Reneville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 70299
Mineral:Dioptase
Locality:Reneville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of Congo
Description:Lustrous transparent deep-green dioptase crystals lining two adjacent cavities in brown matrix that fluoresces faint yellow under SW UV illumination. The dioptase crystals are prismatic form with three-sided rhombic terminations.
Overall Size:6.5x4x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;