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Dioptase

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A unique combination of dioptase covered in glittering quartz on matrix from the famous Ray Mine in Arizona. The display face has no damage and shows the vibrant dioptase visible beneath the crystalline quartz coating.

Product details

SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.6 x 3.5 x 2.8 cm
Added on09/13/2025
LocalityUSA, Arizona, Ray Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Sep 2026
Price paid
$0.00
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—DanZ RockshopNot disclosed

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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 Ray Mine
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Locality guide
Ray Mine
Ray Mine, USA — Arizona copper locality famed for bladed native copper twins, chrysocolla, cuprite, and desert-copper specimens prized by collectors.