Dioptase on Quartz, Tsumeb Mine, Namibia

Deep green dioptase along with some small, lustrous quartz crystals have formed atop other, unknown crystals, possibly calcite. There are minute blue and green crystals mixed in with the dioptase. The piece measures overall 11 cm wide by 7.5 cm tall and 5.1 cm front to back. The locality on this piece is the Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia.

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