Dioptase
Dioptase with
cerussite. Ex. Richard Jones collection
Origin: Mammoth-St. Anthony Mine, Tiger, Arizona, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.3 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm (top), 4.2 x 3.9 x 3.7 cm (bottom)
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 6 x 3 x 3.5 cm (top), 12.0 x 7.0 x 5.3 cm (2nd row), 4.9 x 3.5 x
2.0 cm (3rd row), 13.0 x 11.9 x 8.2 cm (4th row), 6 x 5.2 x 4.8 cm (5th
row), 8.9 x 5.1 x 4.8 cm (6th row), 6.5 x 4.0 x 3.8 cm (7th row), 6.7
x 3.6 x 3.5 cm (8th row), 2.2 x 2.1 x 1.7 cm (bottom)
Origin: Altyn-Tube, Kirghese Steppes, Kazakhstan (type locality)
Sample size: 8.7 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm (top), 5.6 x 3.9 x 3.2 cm (2nd row), 3.8 x 3.0
x 1.9 cm (3rd row), 7 x 5.5 x 3 cm (4th row), 4.5 x 2.7 x 2.5 cm (5th row),
4.5 x 3.1 x 2.1 cm (6th row), 6.5 x 4 x 3.2 cm (7th row), 8.5 x 6 x 5 cm
(8th row), 6.5 x 5.8 x 4.5 cm (9th row), 13.6 x 12.3 x 5.1 cm (bottom)
Origin: Koakoveld, Namibia
Sample size: 4.2 x 4.0 x 2.9 cm (top), 6.5 x 5.5 x 5 cm (bottom)
Ex. Willy Israel collection
Dioptase on
calcite. Ex. Edward E. David collection
Ex. Eric Asselborn collection
Origin: Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 6.7 x 5.4 x 1.9 cm (top), 7.3 x 6.7 x 2.1 cm (2nd row), 3.3 x 2.4
x 2.2 cm (3rd row), 6.2 x 4.5 x 3.2 cm (4th row), 7.5 x 4.7 x 4.4 cm (5th
row), 3.0 x 2.4 x 1.3 cm (6th row), 10.2 x 10.0 x 6.6 cm (7th row), 9.5 x
5.5 x 3.5 cm (8th row), 9.5 x 5.0 x 2.7 cm (9th row), 4.5 x 3.5 x 3.4 cm (bottom)
Ex. Gary Hansen collection
Origin: Reneville, Congo
Sample size: 4.9 x 4.8 x 3.0 cm (top), 5.8 x 3.3 x 2.7 cm (2nd row), 5.0 x 2.8
x 2.4 cm (3rd row), 5.4 x 3.1 x 2.5 cm (4th row), 9.2 x 7.6 x 6.7 cm (bottom)
Origin: Tantara, near Reneville, Congo
Ex. Charlie Key collection
Sample size: 7.0 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm
Origin: Otjikotu, Kaokoveld, Kunene, Namibia
Ex. Charlie Key collection
Sample size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 2.4 cm (top), 6.8 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm (2nd row), 3.9 x 2.3
x 1.9 cm (3rd row), 3.3 x 2.4 x 1.1 cm (4th row), 5.5 x 5.5 x 4.9 cm (5th
row), 3.6 x 1.2 x 1.0 cm (bottom)
Origin: Tantara Mine, Kakonda, Congo
Sample size: 6.4 x 6.0 x 2.6 cm
Origin: Pimbi, D’joue River, The Republic of Congo
Ex. Edward E. David collection
Sample size: 15.3 x 14.2 x 3.2 cm
Origin: Pimbi Hill, Mindouli, Pool Region, Republic of Congo
Ex. Irv Brown collection
Sample size: 1.5 x 1.3 x 0.9 cm
Origin: Reneville, Brazzaville Region, Republic of Congo
Ex. Gene Meieran collection
Sample size: 4.8 x 3.7 x 2.4 cm
Origin: Christmas Mine, Gila Co., Arizona, U.S.A.
Sample size: 2.2 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm
Ex. Dick Jones collection
Dioptase on
calcite. Ex. Eric Asselborn collection
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 10.6 x 6.6 x 4.9 cm (top), 2.3 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm (2nd row), 3.4 x
2.1 x 1.7 cm (3rd row), 8.2 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm (4th row), 3.2 x 3.0 x 2.4 cm (bottom)
Origin: Kimbedi, Pool Region, Republic of the Congo
Sample size: 2.0 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm (top), 2.0 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm (2nd row), 2.8 x 1.5
x 1.3 cm (bottom)
Origin: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Sample size: 4.7 x 3 x 2.4 cm (top), 3.5 x 2.3 x 7.4 cm (2nd row), 14 x 12 x
23 mm (3rd row), 2.3 x 3.4 x 2.7 cm (4th row), 6.8 x 4.9 x 4.6 cm (5th row),
27 x 27 x 22 mm (6th row), 7.3 x 3.3 x 4.2 cm (7th row), 4.8 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm
(8th row), 2.2 x 2.2 x 4 cm (9th row), miniature, dioptase crystals to 3 mm
(10th row), 7.2 x 5.8 x 4.3 cm (11th row), 3.6 x 3 x 3 cm (bottom)
Origin: Altyn-Tyube (Altyn-Tube) deposit, Kirghiz Steppes (Asiatic Steppes),
Qaraghandy Oblysy (Karaganda Oblast'), Kazakhstan
Sample size: 22 x 13 x 23 mm
Origin: Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Sample size: 5.7 x 2.2 x 3.6 cm (top), 3.9 x 1.1 x 3.4 cm (2nd row), 6.2 x 6.5
x 3.8 cm (3rd row), 4.3 x 3.6 x 3.6 cm (4th row), 13 x 14 x 15 mm (5th row),
7.2 x 4 x 3.3 cm (6th row), 2.8 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm (7th row), 6.7 x 3.6 x 3.9 cm (bottom)
Origin: Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St.
Anthony Mine; Tiger property; Mammoth Gold Mines Ltd. property), St. Anthony
deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal Co., Arizona, U.S.A.
Sample size: 10.3 x 5.4 x 6.9 cm
Origin: Kaokoveld Mine, Kunene Region, Namibia
Sample size: 3.6 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
Origin: Mindouli nr., Pimbi, French Congo
Ex. Mark Feinglos and Fred Pough collections
Sample size: 2.8 x 2.3 x 1.4 cm
There are crystals of dioptase, felted masses of
malachite and
rosasite
and a partial crystal of cerussite. There are also small scattered and drusy
calcite
crystals over a lot of the specimen.
Dioptase with
duftite.
Ex. Willard Perkin collection
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 7.3 x 4 x 3.2 cm (top), 8.2 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm (2nd row), 3.3 x 2.9 x
2.4 cm (3rd row), 3.5 x 3.2 x 2.4 cm (4th row), 4.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm (5th row),
3.1 x 2.4 x 2 cm (6th row), 3.1 x 2 x 1.2 cm (7th row), 2.5 x 1.7 x 1 cm
(8th row), 2.6 cm (9th row), 1.7 cm (10th row), 1.6 cm (bottom)
Origin: Kombat Mine, Otavai, Namibia
Ex. Willard Perkin collection
Sample size: 1.8 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm
Origin: Kaokoveldt Mine, Namibia
Sample size: 1.8 x 1.4 x 0.8 cm (top), 1.8 x 1 x 0.5 cm (bottom)
Dioptase on
calcite.
Ex. Gebhard collection
Dioptase on
dolomite. Ex. Gebhard collection
This specimen of
calcite
is host to abundant lustrous, rich emerald green crystals of dioptase to 1.5
cm across and also myriad small rhombic crystals of
minrecordite. Ex. Gebhard collection
Dioptase on
calcite.
Ex. Gebhard collection
Dioptase on
calcite.
Ex. Gebhard collection
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 1.3 cm crystal (top), 4.6 x 3.1 x 1.7 cm (2nd row), 4.6 x 3 x 2.3
cm (3rd row), 4 x3.6 x 2.5 cm (4th row), 4.6 x 3.7 x 3 cm (5th row), 8.7 x
5.2 x 3.2 cm (6th row), 8.2 x 7 x 4.5 cm (7th row), 9.3 x 6 x 4 cm (8th
row), 5.7 x 3.6 x 2 cm (9th row), 9.8 x 5.3 x 4.3 cm (bottom)
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Ex. Gebhard collection
Sample size: 5.3 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm (top), 5.1 x 2.6 x 1.5 cm (2nd row), 9 x 5 x
3.1 cm (3rd row), 5.5 x 4.2 x 3.3 cm (4th row), 10.2 x 6.5 x 4.3 cm (5th
row), 11.5 x 8.2 x 6 cm (6th row), 6.8 x 4.0 x 3.2 cm (7th row), 5 x 2.7 x
1.7 cm (8th row), 4.3 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm (9th row), 3.2 x 2.9 x 2 cm (bottom)
Origin: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Ex. Gebhard collection
Sample size: 3.6 x 3 x 2.4 cm (top), 8.6 x 6.5 x 3.7 cm (2nd row), 2.8 x 2.5 x
2.0 cm (3rd row), 2.7 x 2.2 x 2.1 cm (4th row), 7.7 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm (5th
row), 3.8 x 3 x 1.7 cm (bottom)
John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co
Clear rhombs of
calcite
to 4 mm with included dioptase.
Origin: Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Sample size: 6 x 6 x 3 cm
Origin: Cerro Negra mine, Chanral Province,
Atacama, Chile
Sample size: 6 x 3 x 4 cm
Bright green prismatic dioptase crystals to 2 mm long on a
matrix of orange, thin tabular
wulfenite crystals.
Origin: Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, United States
Sample size: 9 x 5 x 6 cm
Emerald green microcrystals of Dioptase approximately 1 mm
in length.
Origin: San Manuel mine, Pinal Co., Arizona,
United States
Sample size: 4 x 2 x 1.5 cm
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