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Description: Dioptase, Wulfenite, Willemite Locality: Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine (Mammoth-St Anthony Mine; Mammoth Mine; St. Anthony Mine), St. Anthony deposit, Tiger, Mammoth District, Pinal County, Arizona, USA (Locality at mindat.org) A striking, old-time specimen of vugs filled with tiny, emerald-green dioptase needles, some on willemite, in matrix, which includes lustrous, embedded, orange-yellow wulfenite crystals to 2.5 cm. Dioptase from the famous Mammoth Mine at Tiger is some of the most sought-after material from Arizona. The mine closed in 1953. This fine piece comes with two old labels. Ex Richard Hauck Collection. 7.4 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm
Title: Dioptase-Wulfenite-Willemite-47210
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