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Dioptase from Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

 
Dioptase from Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

Dioptase from Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

Dioptase from Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

Dioptase from Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

Dioptase from Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 77104
Mineral:Dioptase
Locality:Morenci Mine, Clifton District, Greenlee County, Arizona
Description:Lustrous transparent emerald-green dioptase crystals over blue-green chrysocolla. The dioptase crystals are prismatic form with three-sided rhombic terminations. Originally acquired ca. 1996
Overall Size:36x20x18 mm
Crystals:0.5-1.5 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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