Dioptase |
Dioptase |
Specimen # | 100470 | |
Mineral: | Dioptase | |
Location: | Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | |
Size: | 5.6 x 3.8 x 3.5 cm | |
This piece features a 1.6 cm doubly-terminated dioptase perched on small quartz crystals with plancheite. With magnification you can see that some of the quartz crystals contain complete balls (micro) of plancheite as inclusions - really cool. The dioptase is sharp, lustrous and has a slightly greener (ie less bluish tint) colour - with magnification under good light, one can make out beautiful internal phantom/zoning. The dioptase cyrstal grew incompletely at the back where there was quartz/matrix present during formation, but it's the back and not relevant from the front. The specimen is in excellent condition as you can see in the photos - no damage to the main termination and the lower (right) termination has a tiny (perhaps 0.5 mm chip along an edge but not at the tip). There are other dioptase crystals lower on the piece - they are not all complete but that is only really noticeable by looking underneath - as displayed, they add colour, and are sharp and lustrous. A sweet dioptase specimen.
This piece features a 1.6 cm doubly-terminated dioptase perched on small quartz crystals with plancheite. With magnification you can see that some of the quartz crystals contain complete balls (micro) of plancheite as inclusions - really cool. The dioptase is sharp, lustrous and has a slightly greener (ie less bluish tint) colour - with magnification under good light, one can make out beautiful internal phantom/zoning. The dioptase cyrstal grew incompletely at the back where there was quartz/matrix present during formation, but it's the back and not relevant from the front. The specimen is in excellent condition as you can see in the photos - no damage to the main termination and the lower (right) termination has a tiny (perhaps 0.5 mm chip along an edge but not at the tip). There are other dioptase crystals lower on the piece - they are not all complete but that is only really noticeable by looking underneath - as displayed, they add colour, and are sharp and lustrous. A sweet dioptase specimen.
Related Specimens
Location: | Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | |
Size: | 5.3 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm | |
Location: | Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | |
Size: | 5.2 x 4.3 x 3.6 cm | |
Location: | Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | |
Size: | 6.2 x 5.5 x 2.9 cm | |
Location: | Mindouli, Pool Department, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville) | |
Size: | 4.4 x 4.2 x 2.2 cm | |
Location: | Okandawasi Pit, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia | |
Size: | 8.5 x 7.3 x 5.8 cm | |
Location: | Kamoya South II Mine, Kamoya, Kambove District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Size: | 9.4 x 7.1 x 3.2 cm | |