Dioptase - Specimen clay Mined from: Portage Lake Lavas

Mined from: Portage Lake Lavas

butted up against the bands

pale green-grey

the droplets of molten silver solidify instantaneously

What makes Hoba especially unusual is both its massive size and its remarkably intact condition—it was never significantly broken apart upon impact

Dioptase - Specimen clay Mined from: Portage Lake LavasMined from: The Democratic Republic of Congo Description: This one of a kind dioptase specimen has a tall, upright shape with dense crystal coverage across nearly the entire face. The color is a deep blue green to rich emerald tone, with darker areas that appear almost black until the light hits them and reveals the saturated copper rich color underneath. Several larger, more prominent crystals project outward from the surface, while smaller