Mineral: Dioptase with Malachite
Locality: Renéville, Kindanba District, Pool Department, Republic of the Congo
Dimensions: 39 x 30 x 15 cm / main crystal: 3.5 cm

Description: Mass: 8250 g MIM number: 2207 Large chrysocolla shell lined inside with large, well-formed and very shiny crystals of emerald-colored dioptase offering a spectacular contrast with the light blue chrysocolla. A 1.5 cm fibrous malachite tuft is perched on one of the dioptase crystals. Photographer: FMI / James Elliot

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