Dioptase from Congo-Brazzaville, Département du Pool, District de Mindouli, Mindouli

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Dioptase featuring sparkling green crystals on a layer of plancheite.

The whole thing is covered with a dusting of quartz, giving it the appearance of sugar grains.

The biggest crystal is 2,6cm

Size : 6,8cm x 5,0cm

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Monte Cristaux
Bruxelles, Belgique
Member since 2025

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Dioptase
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vivid emerald-green crystals with glassy luster, often on white calcite or quartz; highly collectible due to color, clarity, and brittleness.
Dioptase
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Dioptase from Mindouli
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Mindouli
Mindouli, Republic of the Congo - type locality for plancheite; prized for emerald-green dioptase on blue plancheite and rare paragenesis with mimetite and wul…