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Dioptase

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Dioptase, 6.2 cm, from the Milpillas mine, Cuitaca, Municipio de Santa Cruz, Sonora, Mexico. Jeff Scovil photo.

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SpeciesDioptase
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.2 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityMexico, Sonora, Milpillas Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In Arizona page 84
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Jim & Imelda Klein

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Dioptase
Mineral guide
Learn about Dioptase
vivid emerald-green crystals with glassy luster, often on white calcite or quartz; highly collectible due to color, clarity, and brittleness.
Dioptase
Regional guide
Dioptase from Milpillas Mine
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Locality guide
Milpillas Mine
Milpillas Mine, Mexico — defining modern locality famed for electric indigo azurite and sculptural malachite, with rare volborthite, dioptase, and cuprite.