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Dioptase pseudomorph after (Shattuckite?) from Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

 
Dioptase pseudomorph after (Shattuckite?) from Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Dioptase pseudomorph after (Shattuckite?) from Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Dioptase pseudomorph after (Shattuckite?) from Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Dioptase pseudomorph after (Shattuckite?) from Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

Dioptase pseudomorph after (Shattuckite?) from Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo

DESCRIPTION:No. 78097
Mineral:Dioptase pseudomorph after (Shattuckite?)
Locality:Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo
Description:Sparkling hemispherical formation of lustrous transparent green dioptase crystals with no attached matrix. Apparently the dioptase crystallized over a spherical shattuckite formation that dissolved away. Collected in 2019
Overall Size:25x24x10 mm
Crystals:1 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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