Dioptase, Malachite

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A truly magnificent specimen consisting of a brilliant and lustrous 1.5 cm Dioptase crystal (terminated at the base if not atop), nestled at the top of an amazingly aesthetic Malachite fan-spray. The fan-spray is complete-all-around and on both sides. A unique specimen...but even more interesting, this is primary malachite, not malachite replacing azurite, which is more common. Ex. Charlie Key.