AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Kazakhstan > Dioptase |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 40526 |
Mineral: | Dioptase |
Locality: | Altyn-Tyube, 66 km east of Karagandy, Karaganda Oblast', Kazakhstan (Type Locality for Dioptase) |
Description: | Lustrous emerald-green dioptase crystals on white calcite matrix. |
Overall Size: | 6x3x3 cm |
Crystals: | 0.5-10.0 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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