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Dioptase

#RW48650
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Dioptase from Morenci mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, United States - RW48650
Dioptase from Morenci mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, United States - RW48650

Dioptase

#RW48650
Availability
Sold
Size
7 x 9 x 1.3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
CuSiO3·H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Morenci mine, Greenlee Co., Arizona, United States
Tagged
copper

A thick aggregate of 1 to 2mm prismatic crystals of Dioptase. A locality specimen.

Dioptase

Formula
CuSiO3·H2O 
Crystal System
Trigonal 
Crystal Habit
Massive, Cryptocrystalline, Crystalline - Coarse 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
dark blue green, emerald green, turquoise 
Streak
green 
Class
Trigonal - Rhombohedral 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness
5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Robert J. Waidler Collection
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