Dioptase, Plancheite on Quartz
Dioptase, Plancheite on Quartz
Kaokoveld Area, Namibia
Size: 4.5 x 2.8 x 2.1 cm (Miniature)
Lovely lustrous crystals of Dioptase with good colour deposited sporadically over a Quartz matrix with a very fine thin deposit of somewhat green Plancheite. This specimen comes from the Omaue Mine in Namibia. There are a few crystals of Dioptase up to 10mm some of which are doubly terminated too. There are a couple of Dioptase crystals that are contacted.
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SKU:SAMS63
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