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Dioptase from Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona

 
Dioptase from Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona

Dioptase from Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 22439
Mineral:Dioptase
Locality:Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal County, Arizona
Description:Bright green sprays of dioptase crystals up to 2 mm on matrix of chrysocolla-coated wulfenite crystals. The wulfenite crystals are exposed around the edges. The dioptase looks beautiful under magnification.
Overall Size:5.5x5x4.5cm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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