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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 81288 |
| Mineral: | Dioptase |
| Locality: | Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona |
| Description: | Sparkling cluster lustrous transparent vivid-green dioptase crystals to 1.5 mm almost completely on one face of gray-brown matrix. Distinct transparent dioptase crystals are visible throughout under magnification. Very rich for this old locality. Collected ca. 1985 by John Mediz |
| Overall Size: | 7x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 1 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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