Dioptase - Specimen clay What makes Hoba especially unusual

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

butted up against the bands

Its diverse appearance makes each piece unique

and supporting a calm

forming clean linear patterns that cut across the otherwise soft appearance of the calcite

Dioptase - Specimen clay What makes Hoba especially unusualMined 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