Dioptase - Specimen fire opal oregon and the fascination with amber

and the fascination with amber continues today

5cm x 1cm - 2

this Caribbean Calcite bead bracelet looks like a miniature beach vacation wrapped around your wrist

sphalerite

often in calcium-rich rocks that have been altered by hot fluids

Dioptase - Specimen fire opal oregon and the fascination with amberMined from: Renville, Pool Malebo area, Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo Description: This one of a kind dioptase specimen has a more open crystal habit than the previous pieces, with individual crystals standing out clearly from the dark matrix. The color is a vivid blue green with strong transparency in several points, and the larger crystals rise prominently above a dense bed of smaller growth. The contrast here is especially strong: