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Dioptase with Duftite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

 
Dioptase with Duftite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

Dioptase with Duftite from Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 35827
Mineral:Dioptase with Duftite
Locality:Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia (Type Locality for Duftite)
Description:Lustrous emerald-green dioptase crystals up to 8 mm fully crystallized all around with small olive-green duftite microcrystals scattered over one area. No damage (except the outer edges where it was attached to surrounding rock).
Overall Size:3x2.5x2 cm
Crystals:.5-8 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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