Description

Dioptase with Calcite on matrix from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia

35-O-2015

$400

7.3 x 4 x 3.7 cm
109.8 grams
A simply stunning Dioptase specimen here – hands down the best piece in this week’s auction! Hundreds of micro Dioptase crystals sparkle on white Calcite rhombs on a Calcite and Dolostone matrix. The color on this piece is nothing short of spectacular, and when moved in the light it sparkles like few other specimens… Simply put this piece is wonderfully aesthetic, as well as from the eternally popular and long defunct Tsumeb Mine! One of the richest ore bodies in the world, the Tsumeb Mine produced millions of tons of metallic ores as well as numerous varieties of minerals, in all sorts of combinations! Dioptase is one of the main species from this mine that collectors go for!