Dioptase on Calcite

Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Small Cabinet, 6.3 x 5.5 x 5.3 cm
Start Time: 04/21/2010 7:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 04/29/2010 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Gemmy and lustrous, emerald-green, dioptase crystals to about 8 mm are richly strewn on the sculptural calcite matrix on this showy and excellent combination specimen from the famous and now-closed Tsumeb Mine. Periphery wear is noted, but this remains a highly representative example of the desirable combination species and locale.

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