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Dioptase

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Description
Locality: 
Renéville Mine, Kindamba District, Pool Region, Congo (Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 7.2 × 2.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Dark green, lustrous, rather sharp dioptase crystals up to 1 cm in size on matrix from the famous locality Reneville in Congo. A nice and aesthetic specimen.

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...
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