Stunning! Very Sharp highly lustrous well terminated Intense Emerald Green Dioptase Crystals Silver Pendant from Congo. Crystals completely cover the face of this pendant and they are damage - free.
Location: Tantara Mine, Shinkolobwe, Kambove District, Haut-Katanga, DR Congo
Size: 3.0 x 2.0 x 0.9 Centimeters with bail
Weight: 7.89 Grams

Interesting Fact: Dioptase was named in 1797. Its name is derived from a combination of the Greek words Dia, which means " through" and Optasia, which means "to see". This is regarding the ability to see internal cleavage planes within transparent to translucent crystals of Dioptase.
A hydrous copper silicate, dioptase has been called "emerald copper" because of its color.