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Dioptase
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Dioptase (Ref: JB17-1910)

Christoph Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
60mm x 30mm x 30mm
minID: QE2-8KM
This is a Dioptase from Christoph Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia. Even after all the other historical localities (Tsumeb, Russia, etc.), there is still something about these elongated dioptase crystals from modern finds in Northern Namibia by Charlie Key (keyite, ludlockite, and the Indiana Jones of mineral collecting in Southern Africa) and his mining team that blows me away - and this is among the largest crystals found, with a superb, pristine, nearly 4 cm crystal standing straight up on well-trimmed matrix.Sorry. This specimen has been sold. Please view alternatives below.

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* price is an approximate conversion and may not be accurate.

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