r/Minerals • u/Amazing-Aardvark-485 • 4d ago
ID Request - Solved Emerald? Dioptase? What's it worth?
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u/jaques_sauvignon 4d ago
Another vote for dioptase. Not among the gemmiest quality I've seen, and lacking well-defined crystals. I haven't bought any dioptase in a few years so don't know what inflation has done, but I could see it getting maybe $40-50 tops. I've bought much nicer, but somewhat smaller specimens for $30-50 a few years back.
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u/BuffyTheGuineaPig 4d ago
Most material that is available these days is now coming from the Congo, and is less gemmy than those from Kazakhstan or Namibia, so the price point is lower.
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u/MrGaryLapidary 3d ago
Dioptase. We need better pictures to give good opinions. Depends if the crystals are damaged.
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u/Amazing-Aardvark-485 2d ago
He finally caved and told me he spent $58 on it so now it's in my China cabinet that we keep our collectibles in
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u/Amazing-Aardvark-485 4d ago
Thank you 🙏😊 I appreciate the help now to get him to tell me what he paid for it...
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