Dioptase - Specimen mineral shop hoodie well-crystallized pieces are what most

well-crystallized pieces are what most collectors go for because they hold up better and just look cleaner overall

Description: Carnelian is a reddish-orange variety of chalcedony

Synthetic diamond is actually more effective than natural diamond

Sourced from South Africa—home to some of the finest specimens in the world—each bead captures the stone’s iconic chatoyancy

the knife edge wheels are great for sanding out channeling

Dioptase - Specimen mineral shop hoodie well-crystallized pieces are what mostMined from: Renville, Pool Malebo area, Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo Description: This one of a kind dioptase specimen has a more open crystal habit than the previous pieces, with individual crystals standing out clearly from the dark matrix. The color is a vivid blue green with strong transparency in several points, and the larger crystals rise prominently above a dense bed of smaller growth. The contrast here is especially strong: