Dioptase Crystal on matrix - Height: 10 cm - Width: 8 cm- 266 g - (1)

Dioptase Crystal on matrix - Height: 10 cm - Width: 8 cm- 266 g - (1) #1.0
Dioptase Crystal on matrix - Height: 10 cm - Width: 8 cm- 266 g - (1) #1.0
Dioptase Crystal on matrix - Height: 10 cm - Width: 8 cm- 266 g - (1) #2.1
Dioptase Crystal on matrix - Height: 10 cm - Width: 8 cm- 266 g - (1) #3.2
Dioptase Crystal on matrix - Height: 10 cm - Width: 8 cm- 266 g - (1) #4.3
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Dioptase crystal on matrix from Altyn-Tyube, Kazakhstan; cabinet specimen 10 × 8 × 7 cm, 266 g, richly covered with emerald-green to blue-green crystals.

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Large cabinet specimen richly covered with numerous vivid emerald-green to blue-green Dioptase crystals on a contrasting pale matrix. The specimen displays extensive crystallization across several surfaces, with numerous well-developed lustrous crystals creating a highly three-dimensional appearance.
The specimen comes from an old Danish private mineral collection and retains its original historical label identifying it as Dioptase from Kazakhstan.
Locality: Kazakhstan
Size: approx. 10 × 8 × 7 cm
Weight: 266 g
Provenance: Old Danish private mineral collection
Original historical label: Included
Estimated auction value: €300–500
Reserve price: €180


Large cabinet specimen richly covered with numerous vivid emerald-green to blue-green Dioptase crystals on a contrasting pale matrix. The specimen displays extensive crystallization across several surfaces, with numerous well-developed lustrous crystals creating a highly three-dimensional appearance.
The specimen comes from an old Danish private mineral collection and retains its original historical label identifying it as Dioptase from Kazakhstan.
Locality: Kazakhstan
Size: approx. 10 × 8 × 7 cm
Weight: 266 g
Provenance: Old Danish private mineral collection
Original historical label: Included
Estimated auction value: €300–500
Reserve price: €180

Details

Number of objects
1
Main mineral
Dioptase
Mineral form
Crystal on matrix
Weight
266 g
Origin (region/city)
Altyn-Tyube
Country of origin
Kazakhstan
Height
10 cm
Width
8 cm
Depth
7 cm
DenmarkVerified
5
Objects sold
32
Objects in auction
2
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