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Dioptase on Quartz from Table Mountain Mine, Virgus Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona

 
Dioptase on Quartz from Table Mountain Mine, Virgus Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona

Dioptase on Quartz from Table Mountain Mine, Virgus Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 44957
Mineral:Dioptase on Quartz
Locality:Table Mountain Mine, Virgus Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona
Description:Prismatic transparent green dioptase crystals up to 0.5 mm long on translucent colorless quartz crystals to 0.5 mm. Some of the quartz crystals have olive-green chrysocolla inclusions. Ex. Chas. W. Velte Jr. (1914-1987)
Overall Size:34x28x25 mm
Crystals:0.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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