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Dioptase on Calcite from Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

 
Dioptase on Calcite from Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

Dioptase on Calcite from Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

Dioptase on Calcite from Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona

DESCRIPTION:No. 82450
Mineral:Dioptase on Calcite
Locality:Christmas Mine, Banner District, Gila County, Arizona
Description:Lustrous transparent green dioptase crystals to 0.4 mm intermixed lustrous transparent colorless calcite crystals to 2 mm. Under magnification the dioptase are seen to be transparent prismatic crystals with basal pinacoid terminations. Ex. Miller collection T1712; collected by John Mediz
Overall Size:24x20x16 mm
Crystals:0.1-2.0 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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