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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Salome area, Little Harquahala dist., La Paz Co., Arizona, United States
- Formula
- CuSiO3·H2O
- Size
- Cabinet 10.5x4.5x3.5cm
- Tagged
- copper
A fantastic specimen loaded with wonderful crystals of glassy green, prismatic Dioptase micro crystals to about 1mm. In greater abundance than the Dioptase are little beads of green Pseudomalachite to about 0.5mm. The glassy green, flat-lying fans are Malachite which are roughly 8mm across. This is a cool specimen, most appreciated under the scope.
Nichols obtained the specimen from Dr. Albert Kidwell who acquired it from Bob Eastman in 1975.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
- Formula
- CuSiO3·H2O
- Size
- Thumbnail 2.2x2.3x1.5cm
This is a real gem of a specimen. The green in the photos does not show the luster nor the emerald green gemmy color very well.
