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Dioptase With Shattuckite

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Dioptase With Shattuckite

Former collection Kasper (CH)
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Description
Locality: 
Mesopotamia Copper Valley, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.1 × 7.3 × 5.7 cm
Weight: 
539.00gr
Description

Solid specimen of gossan matrix featuring a drusy of sparkling crude dioptase, nicely contrasted by powdery grey-blueish shattuckite. On its side, a nice malachite spray. Noteworthy, the specimen is fully lined with malachite sprays and masses.

Quite representative for the paragenesis, it comes from the former Kasper collection (CH), assembled in the 70s. The specimen could be easily trimmed.

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

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