Dioptase from Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia - image 1
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Dioptase from Tsumeb, Oshikoto Region, Namibia

$500.00

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Sparkling colorless micro crystals of minrecordite on matrix with dioptase. The dioptase are mostly broken crystals or masses, a few crystals are present. Good rich thumbnail for this rare mineral. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Wouter I. Van Tichelen.The famous Tsumeb Mine in Otjikoto, Namibia, is world-renowned for its complex geology, featuring a deeply oxidized, pipe-like hydrothermal deposit in Precambrian dolomite that produced over 300 mineral species. Historically mined for lead, copper, and zinc for over a century, the site became legendary among mineral collectors for its extraordinary secondary mineral specimens. Among these rarities is minrecordite, a zinc-bearing mineral of the dolomite group that was first discovered at Tsumeb and named in honor of the Mineralogical Record publication.

Product details

SpeciesDioptase
SizeThumbnail
Dimensions2.5 x 2.1 x 1.3 cm
Listed on10/13/2026
LocalityNamibia, Oshikoto Region, Tsumeb
SKU2063240
Current owner
WM
Weinrich MineralsFeatured
3,471 for sale·9 sold

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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 Tsumeb, Namibia
, Tsumeb (Namibia): deep emerald-green crystals with bluish cast, glassy luster, sharp terminations on calcite, a collector’s prized, iconic locality.
Locality guide
Tsumeb
Tsumeb, Namibia — world-renowned locality famed for a rich copper–lead–zinc ore pipe, with dioptase on calcite, azurite blades, and smithsonite prized by colle…