| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Dioptase |
| Formula: | CuSiO3 · H2O |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Shattuckite | 52 |
| Malachite | 26 |
| Chrysocolla | 22 |
| Quartz | 21 |
| - var Smoky Quartz | 2 |
| - var Chalcedony | 1 |
| Plancheite | 9 |
| Baryte | 7 |
| Calcite | 6 |
| Native Copper | 2 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Dioptase data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Kandesei (Otjozongombe; Old German mine), Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (70 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 421996 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:421996:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Dioptase |
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| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | ⓘOkahwa, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 27.4km (17.0 miles) | ⓘOmaue Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 29.5km (18.4 miles) | ⓘOtwane, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 30.0km (18.7 miles) | ⓘOtjitjanya-Okaruu (Okaaru), Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 47.7km (29.7 miles) | ⓘVan der Plas Mine, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| 78.3km (48.7 miles) | ⓘOkatumba prospect, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia |
| References |
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Bowell, Robert J., Ermolina, Olga, Plas, Wim van der, Us, Jesper van, Steiner, Marius (2013) Famous mineral localities: Minerals of the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia. The Mineralogical Record, 44 (5) 485-504 |
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Kandesei, Opuwo Rural, Kunene Region, Namibia