Dioptase
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Source volume: 54, issue: 2, PDF page: 56. Label: Figure 72. Dioptase, 11 cm, from Altyn-Tyube. Wellesley College collection, acquired with the Horace L. Johnson collection (no. 4210) in 1914. Johnson had purchased it from Arthur Eloffe (1826-1896) of Eloffe & Compagnie, Paris. James Besancon photo.
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- Mineralogical Record Volume: 54, Issue: 2 page 56
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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.Regional guide
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