AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Dioptase with Plancheite on Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 72318 |
Mineral: | Dioptase with Plancheite on Quartz |
Locality: | Christoph Mine, Kaokoveld, Kunene Region, Namibia |
Description: | Linear formation of lustrous transparent green dioptase crystals on a fragment of quartz coated with powdery blue-green plancheite microcrystals. The dioptase crystals are short prisms with three-sided terminations. Ex. G. McLoughlin collection, originally acquired from R. Lavinsky in 2015 |
Overall Size: | 4x2x1.5 cm |
Crystals: | micro to 8 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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