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Dioptase On Shattuckite

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Dioptase On Shattuckite

Ex J & S Mommers Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Kandesei, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.9 × 2.3 cm
Description

A gorgeous toenail of a banded shattuckite vug lined with beautiful, royal-blue spheres of tiny shattuckite needles and highlighted with lustrous and gemmy, emerald-green dioptase crystals from the small find at the Kandesi Mine, Kaokoveld, Namibia.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dioptase

Formula: 
CuSiO3·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CJ.30
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Altyn-Tyube dioptase deposit (Altyn-Tube), Altyn-Tyube area, Kirghiz Steppes (Asiatic Steppes), Karagandy Province (Qaragandy Oblysy; Karaganda Oblast'), Kazakhstan...

Shattuckite

Formula: 
Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DB.40
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Shattuck Mine (Shattuck-Denn Mine; Shattuck-Arizona Mine; Denn Mine), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA
Earthstones Australia

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