Dioptase
 
Locality: Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)
 
Size: 55 mm x 50 mm
 
A lovely specimen with chunky Dioptase crystals.
 
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), previously known as Zaire, is a large central African country known to produce some of the most amazing Copper, Uranium and Cobalt minerals, to mention only a few.