Dioptase (Type Locality) on Calcite

Altyn-Tyube, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakhstan
Small Cabinet, 7.6 x 5.2 x 3.4 cm
Start Time: 07/16/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/23/2015 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Gemmy and lustrous, rich emerald-green, dioptase prisms to 1.4 cm are aesthetically set in a vug lined with small calcite rhombs on this showy example from the Type Locality. The noted periphery wear is certainly only a modest detraction to this highly representative example.

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