Dioptase on Calcite
Unknown Owner
This wonderful miniature plate of Dioptase on Calcite from Tsumeb mine features a well-balanced spread of four perfect individual rhombic prisms of intensely gemmy deep emerald-green Dioptase crystals and one superb complex twinned crystal, all upon a thick bed of Calcite coated with pale cream coloured crystallized Calcite. The largest of the individual Dioptase crystals reaches 7 mm in length which it not especially large for the species, but it is the aesthetics and perfection in quality here that creates the significance to this piece. All of these Dioptase crystals are stunning examples of perfection in crystal form, and with the contrasting pale coloured backdrop they stand out magnificently. Ex Weyand Collection.
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Species
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.2 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
Added on01/17/2026
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Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| — | Unknown Owner | $1,250.00 |
| — | Crystal Classics | Not disclosed |
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Learn about Dioptase
vivid emerald-green crystals with glassy luster, often on white calcite or quartz; highly collectible due to color, clarity, and brittleness.
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