AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Dioptase on Willemite with Wulfenite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 82202 |
Mineral: | Dioptase on Willemite with Wulfenite |
Locality: | Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona |
Description: | Transparent green dioptase crystals to 1 mm overgrown on colorless willemite crystals up to 0.5 mm lining the surfaces of a cavity in matrix. Two orange wulfenite crystals are on the rear edge. Looks beautiful when viewed under magnification. The willemite fluoresces white under SW UV illumination. Ex. Miller collection T392; ex. Betts #43007 |
Overall Size: | 28x20x13 mm |
Crystals: | 0.1-1.0 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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