| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Namibia > Dioptase on Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81224 |
| Mineral: | Dioptase on Calcite |
| Locality: | Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia |
| Description: | Sparkling cluster of lustrous transparent emerald-green dioptase crystals to 4 mm coating select faces of lustrous transparent-to-translucent colorless rhombohedral calcite crystals to 19 mm. Nice aesthetic contrast of the dioptase against the calcite. Ex. Marshall Sussman private collection; originally acquired in 1992 from John Carlon collection |
| Overall Size: | 33x29x23 mm |
| Crystals: | 1-19 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
| Buy similar: |  Minerals from Tsumeb Mine, Namibia > Dioptase Specimens |
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