Switch currency

Dioptase & Mimetite

Views:
Watches:
CSW1075104

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Mfouati Mine, Mfouati District, Bouenza Department, Congo (Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.3 × 3.3 cm
Description

Matrix with cavities lined with lustrous deep green dioptase crystals associated with small yellow dipyramidal mimetite crystals which produce a bright orange colour under medium wave UV light.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dioptase

Formula: 
CuSiO3·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CJ.30
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Altyn-Tyube dioptase deposit (Altyn-Tube), Altyn-Tyube area, Kirghiz Steppes (Asiatic Steppes), Karagandy Province (Qaragandy Oblysy; Karaganda Oblast'), Kazakhstan...

Mimetite

Formula: 
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Treue Freundschaft Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Current price

$

Starting price

$15
(reserve not met) (reserve met)

You are the highest bidder

You have been outbid

Proxy bid set
$
Delayed bid pending at
$
Delayed Bid is Outbid

Your maximum bid $:

(Enter or more)

Sold
Bid
Watch
Start 04 Oct 18:00
End
No. of bids view history

Shipping Information

Postage Area Price
UK - Royal Mail 1st Class
$6
Europe - Tracked/ Insured
$12
Rest of World - Tracked/ Insured
$16
View sellers shipping policy

Postage will be by 1st Class Royal Mail post within UK and by Tracked Insured Courier for international sales.

Simply let me know if you would like to accumulate orders and 'keep a box open' to benefit from combined postage savings.

If you have any queries feel free to drop me an email.

Many thanks, Trevor

Seller Information

Payment options: offline, paypal_wpp, paypal_wps

Seller's terms and conditions

Thank you for viewing my auctions. It goes without saying that maintaining high standards in both specimen quality and customer service are extremely important to me. If for any reason you are not happy with any aspect of your transaction then please let me know as soon as possible, ideally within 1 week of receiving your specimen. I will happily do all in my power to resolve the situation to your satisfaction. If your specimen is damaged upon delivery simply send me some photos to verify this and I'll provide you with a full refund or a replacement specimen, whichever you prefer. 

Bid History

View entire bid history

Full bid history

Item Toolbox

Related Items See All >>

  • Beryl Var Aquamarine
    Beryl Var Aquamarine
    Slievenamiskan, Spelga, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
    $

    You are the highest bidder

    You have been outbid

    Proxy bid set
    $
    Delayed bid of
    $
    Delayed Bid is Outbid
    Sold
    Bid
    Watch
    bids (reserve not met) (reserve met)
    CSW1075099
  • Fluorite
    Fluorite
    Graig Quarry, Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Mold, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom
    Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
    $

    You are the highest bidder

    You have been outbid

    Proxy bid set
    $
    Delayed bid of
    $
    Delayed Bid is Outbid
    Sold
    Bid
    Watch
    bids (reserve not met) (reserve met)
    CSW1075095
  • Fluorite
    Fluorite
    Hilton Mine, Scordale, Cumbria, United Kingdom
    Thumbnail (1-3cm)
    $

    You are the highest bidder

    You have been outbid

    Proxy bid set
    $
    Delayed bid of
    $
    Delayed Bid is Outbid
    Sold
    Bid
    Watch
    bids (reserve not met) (reserve met)
    CSW1075093
  • Cerussite & Malachite
    Cerussite & Malachite
    Brown's Prospect, Rum Jungle, Coomalie Shire, Northern Territory, Australia
    Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
    $

    You are the highest bidder

    You have been outbid

    Proxy bid set
    $
    Delayed bid of
    $
    Delayed Bid is Outbid
    Sold
    Bid
    Watch
    bids (reserve not met) (reserve met)
    CSW1075091