| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Dioptase with minor Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72006 |
| Mineral: | Dioptase with minor Calcite |
| Locality: | Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona |
| Description: | Two small cavities lined with lustrous transparent green dioptase crystals to 1.2 mm with a few lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals to 2 mm. The dioptase crystals are elongated prismatic form with pointed terminations. Beautiful under 20x. Collected by John Mediz ca. 1985 |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x3.5x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 2 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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