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Minerals Beginning with "D"
JC12766. Descloizite. Berg Aukas Mine, Grootfontein Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. Black, sharp, lustrous crystals. 6.5 x 6 x 2 cm 134g $95.00 I acquired this one from Hamel Mining and Minerals (Jean Hamel) in October 1972. Although the crystals are not large, the piece is quite appealing. Crowley Coll. # 300 | |
JC12766. Close up view. | |
JC11874. Descloizite. Berg Aukas Mine (Berg Aukus Mine), Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. 3.5 x 4 cm 35g. Ex Earl Calvert collection. #844. $40.00 | |
JC11874. Back side. | |
JC10660. Descloizite. Berg Aukas mine, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa region, Namibia. Slightly iridescent black, bladed crystals. 8 x 10 cm 266g. $250.00. Slightly iridescent black bladed crystals coating matrix. | |
JC10660. Closer view. | |
JC10660. Closer view yet. The iridescence can be seen on these crystals. | |
JC10397. Descloizite Berg Aukas Mine (Berg Aukus Mine), Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. 5 x 9 cm 123g. $70.00. Classic specimen from Berg Aukas. Bladed, near black to brown bladed crystals make up the piece. There are 3 broken crystals, visible in this photo as light areas near the center top area of the piece. Otherwise in good shape. | |
JC10397. Closer view. | |
JC10213. Descloizite. Preguiça Mine, Sobral da Adiça, Moura, Beja, Portugal. 3 x 7.5 cm 64g $15.00. Partial coating of near black micro crystals. | |
JC10213. Close up view. | |
JC9737. Descloizite. Preguica mine, Sobral de Adica, Mora, Beja district, Portugal. 3 x 5 cm 16g. $10.00. | |
JC13055. Dioptase. Kapata mine?,Tantara mine? Kambove territory, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo. 20 x 13 x 4.5 cm 1,586g $1,200.00 Sawn base & back. typical green/bluish green crystals heavily coating the face. For those that like big cabinet specimens that are showy, this one works. Prettier than the photo suggests. | |
JC13055. Closer view. | |
JC12556. Dioptase. La Farola Mine, Cerro Pintado, Las Pintadas district, Tierra Amarilla, Copiapo Province, Atacama Region, Chile. 2.8 x 5.5 x 7 cm 122g $70.00. Matrix covered with a layer of sparkly microcrystals of dioptase. | |
JC12556. Close up. | |
JC11672. Dioptase. Kaokoveld plateau, Kunene region, Namibia. 5 x 7.5 cm 94g. $295.00. Most likely from the Omaue mine. Typical dioptase color, with good luster. Stacked crystals for a nice arrangement. On one side is a sort of "sun burst" arrangement of crystals. I tried to catch that in the photo below, but it doesn't show really well in the photo. | |
JC11672. Side view. | |
JC11672. Close up of the sort of "sun burst" arrangement of crystals. | |
JC10863. Dioptase, duftite? N'tola mine, Mindouli, Mindouli district, Pool department, Republic of the Congo. 4.5 x 8 cm 151g. $125.00 Brilliant dioptase green crystals with what appears to be a slight dusting of duftite in one area. Sawn base. | |
JC10863. Closer view. | |
JC10863. Close up view. | |
JC10650. Dioptase, Kaokoveld plateau, Kunene region, Namibia. 3 x 5 cm 34g. $95.00. Cute miniature. Difficult to photograph as the crystals tend to blend into each other in the photos. Crystals are bright, rather gemmy, with that classic dioptase color. | |
JC10650. Another view. | |
JC10650. Another view. | |
JC10548. Dioptase. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 4.3 x 8 cm 87g $195. 00 Small, brilliant, gemmy, dioptase crystals on what appears to be dolomite. Lots of sparkle. Sawn back. | |
JC10548. Close up. | |
JC12083. Dolomite, cinnabar. Tongren Mine, Tongren, Guizhou, China. 6 x 7 cm 102g $35.00. Several tiny cinnabar crystals scattered about, with one larger near the top in this view. | |
JC12083. Back side. | |
JC12083. Close up of the main cinnabar crystal. | |
JC10651. Dolomite, dioptase. Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. 4.5 x 6.5 cm 160g. $18.00. Well defined white dolomite crystals in a shallow vug, with a small sprinkling of dioptase crystals in the upper right part of the piece. | |
JC10651. Closer view. |