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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: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 4.7 × 2.2 cm
Description

Glassy, deep emerald green crystals of dioptase richly on sparkling tiny crystals of quartz. The mostly elongated dioptase crystals are well defined, sharp edged and high lustrous. They are transparent as well and most of the crystals are undamaged. A good and colourful specimen in good shape.

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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