Mineral: Dioptase on Wulfenite and with Azurite
Locality: M'Fouati, M'Fouati District, Bouenza Department, Republic of the Congo
Dimensions: 4.0 x 4.0 x 5.0 cm
Description: Main crystal size: 3.0 cm
Floating ensemble of two large crystals in a V with a little azurite at the base. The ensemble is completely intact and was recovered from the mine as it is, covered with mud at the base that was merely hosed off .MIM number 1333Photographer: AINU/Alessandro Clemenza
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