Dioptase (original) (raw)
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- Good crystals or important locality for species. 
- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Angola
- Uíge Province
- Maquela do Zombo
- Quibocolo
- Maquela do Zombo
Gysin (1957) +1 other reference
Argentina
- Córdoba Province
- Colón Department
- Calera Norte District
- La Calera
- Dumesnil
- La Calera
- Calera Norte District
- Colón Department
Australia
- South Australia
- Pastoral Unincorporated Area
- Boolcoomatta Reserve (Boolcoomata Station)
- Pastoral Unincorporated Area
Canada
- Québec
- Estrie
- Les Sources RCM
- Val-des-Sources
- Les Sources RCM
- Estrie
- Antofagasta
- Antofagasta Province
- Sierra Gorda
- Caracoles mining district
- Caracoles
- Caracoles mining district
- Sierra Gorda
- Antofagasta Province
- El Loa Province
- Calama
- Chuquicamata District
- Calama
Maurizio Dini collection +1 other reference
- Arica y Parinacota
- Arica Province
- Los Camarones valley
- Arica Province
- Atacama
- Chañaral Province
- Chañaral
- El Salado
Cerro Negro mining district
- El Salado
- Chañaral
- Chañaral Province
Uwe Kolitsch collection (SXRD-analysed)
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-547338.html) [Españolita mine](/loc-191067.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-346699.html) [Delirio Mine](/loc-105653.html)Mr. Terry Szenics. Joan Rosell specimen ...
* Diego de Almagro
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-387098.html) [Jardinera No. 1 Mine](/loc-7430.html)maurizio dini collection - analysed ...
- Copiapó Province
- Copiapó
- Cachiyuyo de Llampos mining district
- Copiapó
collected and analysed by french ...
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-977769.html) [Dulcinea de Llampos Mine](/loc-661.html)samples analysed by Gerhard Moehn.
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-538728.html) [Flor del Llano Mine](/loc-56429.html)Sample from the collection of Copiapó ...
* Garín Nuevo mining district
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-823616.html) [Veta Gruesa mine](/loc-203185.html) * Ligas Negras-Cuestecilla District
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-544350.html) [Diablo mine](/loc-190563.html) * Tierra Amarilla
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1243354.html) [Dos Adrianas Mine](/loc-122254.html) * Las Pintadas mining district
* Cerro Pintado
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-147054.html) [La Farola Mine](/loc-648.html)Mr. Terry Szenics +1 other reference
- Huasco Province
- Vallenar
- San Antonio mining district
- Vallenar
"Informe preliminar sobre las minas del ... +3 other references
- Tarapacá
- Tamarugal Province
- Huara
- Tamarugal Province
Personally collected by Günter Frenz
China
- Tibet
- Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture)
- Nêdong Co. (Naidong Co.; Zedang Co.)
- Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture)
- Xinjiang
- Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture)
- Yizhou District
- Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture)
Czech Republic
- Karlovy Vary Region
- Sokolov District
- Olomouc Region
- Jeseník District
- Javorník
- Zálesí
- Javorník
- Jeseník District
- Haut-Katanga
- Kambove Territory
Kambove
Shinkolobwe
- Kambove Territory
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-4552.html) [Tantara Mine](/loc-4340.html)- Kipushi Territory
- Kipushi
- Lualaba
- Mutshatsha
- Kolwezi
- Mutshatsha
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-195582.html) [Mutoshi Mine](/loc-20111.html)Deliens (1989) +1 other reference
* Sicomines copper-cobalt project
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-20272.html) [Mashamba West Mine](/loc-4334.html)France
- Occitanie
- Hérault
- Lodève
- Le Puech
- Lodève
- Hérault
Germany
Iran
- Isfahan Province
- Nain County
- Anarak District
- Nain County
- Kerman Province
- Sirjan County
Israel
- Southern District (HaDarom District)
- Eilat
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-940112.html) [Timna Mine](/loc-25286.html)Italy
- Liguria
- Genoa
- Genoa
- Borzoli
- Genoa
- Genoa
Giuseppe Pipino - L'antica miniera di ... +1 other reference
- Piedmont
- Metropolitan City of Turin
- Traversella
- Metropolitan City of Turin
Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo (10)
- Sardinia
- South Sardinia Province
- Domusnovas
- South Sardinia Province
* [ⓘ](/locentry-1615550.html) [Furtei](/loc-213335.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1615688.html) [Furtei mine](/loc-55997.html)- Tuscany
- Livorno Province
- Capoliveri
- Cape Calamita Mine
- Capoliveri
- Livorno Province
Japan
- Shimane Prefecture
- Ochi District
Kazakhstan (TL)
- Karaganda Region
- Bukhar-Zhyrau District
- Altyn-Tyube area
- Bukhar-Zhyrau District
Cooper (1992) +1 other reference
Kazakhstan/Russia
Mexico
- Baja California
- San Quintín Municipality
- El Arco
- San Quintín Municipality
* Las Palomas
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-56949.html) [Alejandra Mine](/loc-9797.html)- Durango
- San Dimas Municipality
- Tayoltita
- San Dimas Municipality
- Sonora
- Álamos Municipality
- Álamos
- Álamos Municipality
- Cananea Municipality
- Hermosillo Municipality
- Hermosillo
- Santa Cruz Municipality
- Milpillas
Fabre (n.d.) +1 other reference
Morocco
- Drâa-Tafilalet Region
- Tinghir Province
- Alnif Cercle
- Tinghir Province
Tom Praskier has been to the locality and confirmed dioptase with (unknown)
- Souss-Massa Region
- Taroudant Province
- Amelal
- Taroudant Province
Namibia
- Kunene Region
- Opuwo Rural
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-421996.html) [Kandesei (Otjozongombe; Old German mine)](/loc-130940.html)Niedermayr et al. (2008) +1 other reference
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1226736.html) [Okahwa](/loc-301137.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-676222.html) [Okatumba prospect](/loc-218025.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-19485.html) [Omaue Mine](/loc-5421.html)Jakob (1987) +2 other references
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-676198.html) [Onderra Mine](/loc-212194.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-676203.html) [Otjhowe (Otjowe)](/loc-218026.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-702692.html) [Otjitheka](/loc-224531.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1226742.html) [Otjitjanya-Okaruu (Okaaru)](/loc-301139.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1226741.html) [Otwane](/loc-301138.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-757433.html) [Van der Plas Mine](/loc-224530.html)Brandstätter +3 other references
- Oshikoto Region
- Guinas
- Uris Farm 481
- Guinas
- Tsumeb
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1091127.html) [Tsumeb West Mine](/loc-4480.html)Personally collected by Don Windeler in ...
- Otjozondjupa Region
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-856764.html) [Gross Otavi Mine (Gross Otavi prospect)](/loc-4486.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-12732.html) [Guchab-Rodgerberg area](/loc-4487.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-99586.html) [Rodgerberg Mine](/loc-16669.html)Cairncross (1997) +1 other reference
* Kombat
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-22742.html) [Kombat Mine](/loc-2427.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-573392.html) [Kupferberg Mine](/loc-4481.html)- ǁKaras Region
- ǃNamiǂNûs Constituency
Jean-Pierre specimens photo ID 1182191 ...
New Zealand
- Manawatu-Whanganui Region
- Tararua District
- Maharahara
- Tararua District
- Nelson Region
- Waikato Region
- Hauraki District
Peru
- Arequipa
- Caravelí Province
- Acarí District
- Caravelí Province
- (specimens on sale in Lima, May 2004)
- Ica
- Pampa Nazca
- Bouenza Department
- ⓘ Boko Songho ?
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-948105.html) [Mfouati](/loc-4319.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-887418.html) [Mfouati Mine](/loc-232780.html)Redpath Museum collection +1 other reference
- Pool Department
- Kindanba District
- Renéville
- Renéville Mine
- Renéville
- Kindanba District
* Kimbanga prospects (Kimbanga mine)
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-753155.html) [Pata quarry](/loc-233930.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-753154.html) [Songo II quarry](/loc-233929.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-753153.html) [Songo quarry](/loc-233928.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-746591.html) [Mpita prospect (Mpita mine)](/loc-232800.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-119673.html) [Mindouli](/loc-4307.html)Demetrius Pohl +1 other reference
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1325146.html) [N'tola Mine](/loc-333484.html)www.spiriferminerals.com (2020) +1 other reference
* Pimbi hill prospects (Pimpi prospects)
* [ⓘ](/locentry-279443.html) ['Mbumba](/loc-62189.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-4553.html) [Sanda Hills occurrences](/loc-4308.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-746594.html) [Simba Mine](/loc-232802.html) ?Romania
- Bihor County
- Nucet
South Africa
- Gauteng
- City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Rocks & Minerals 83:5 pp 410-421
- North West
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality
- Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-788008.html) [Black Mountain (Swartberg mine)](/loc-53700.html)UK
- England
- Cumbria
- Allerdale
- Caldbeck
- Potts Gill
- Caldbeck
- Allerdale
- Cumbria
Hartley (1984) +1 other reference
USA
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-4556.html) [Shattuck Mine](/loc-3306.html) * Cochise Mining District
* Gunnison Copper Project
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-735553.html) [Johnson Camp](/loc-50726.html) * Yellowstone Mining District
* Johnny Lyon Hills
* Tres Alamos Wash
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-734259.html) [Unnamed Pb-Cu-Ag-Au-Zn-W prospect](/loc-40736.html)Robert Jenkins Raman Spectroscopy
- Gila County
- Banner Mining District
- Christmas
- Banner Mining District
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-572326.html) [Christmas open pit](/loc-46144.html) Chester S. Lemanski +1 other reference
* Hayden area
* Chilito
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-22642.html) [79 Mine](/loc-3322.html) * Mazatzal Mountains
* Payson Mining District (Green Valley Mining District)
* Birch Mesa
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-256248.html) [Summit Mine (Summit Copper Mine; Verde Falls Gold Mining Co. property)](/loc-55659.html)Lausen (1925) +2 other references
* Oxbow Estates
* Moore Mountain area
* Oxbow Gulch
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-246571.html) [Oxbow Mine (Oxbow claim; Golden Wreath claim; Golden Wreath Mine; Osborn prospect)](/loc-52560.html)Lausen (1925) +2 other references
* Miami-Inspiration Mining District
* Inspiration
* Miami-Inspiration deposit
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-237921.html) [Inspiration Mine](/loc-50636.html)- Graham County
- Rattlesnake Mining District
- Copper Creek area
- Rattlesnake Mining District
MRDS database Dep. ID #10095423
- Greenlee County
- Clifton
- Chase Creek headwaters
- Clifton
Hills (1882) +6 other references
* Garfield Gulch
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-132174.html) [Stevens Mines Group (Stevens group of claims)](/loc-23403.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-424122.html) [Monte Cristo Mine](/loc-131389.html)MRDS database Dep. ID #10048279
* Morenci
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-213813.html) [Morenci Mine](/loc-5436.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-424116.html) [Santa Lucia Mine (Jupiter claim)](/loc-131387.html)MRDS database Dep. ID #10048276
* Santa Rosa Gulch
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-424325.html) [Cuprite group](/loc-131450.html)MRDS database Dep. ID #10048293
- La Paz County
- Buckskin Mountains
- Cienega Mining District
- Osborne Well
- Cienega Mining District
- Buckskin Mountains
* Midway Mining District
* Mammoth-Chicago-Copper Glance Mine group
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-218507.html) [Chicago Mine (Chicago prospect; Chicago property; Corona Copper Co. property)](/loc-33577.html)Galbraith (1959) +1 other reference
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-718960.html) [Harquahala Mining District](/loc-48469.html) * New Water Mountains
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-896629.html) [New Water Mining District](/loc-33669.html) * Moore Mine group
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-4561.html) [Eagle Eye Mine](/loc-3365.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-246618.html) [Parker](/loc-52579.html) * Salome
* Martin Peak
* Bonanza and Golden Eagle Mine group
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-149230.html) [Bonanza Mine (Harquahala Mine)](/loc-3402.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-249838.html) [Salome area](/loc-53637.html)Maricopa County
Mohave County
- Artillery Mountains
- Rawhide Wash
- Artillery Mountains
* Cerbat Mountains
* [ⓘ](/locentry-192416.html) [Wallapai Mining District](/loc-31277.html)Thomas (1949) +1 other reference
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-181025.html) [Emerald Isle Mine](/loc-36806.html)Thomas (1949) +3 other references
- Pima County
* Silver Bell Mountains
* Silver Bell Mining District
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-949318.html) [Sammy Dog Mine](/loc-6069.html)- Pinal County
- Casa Grande Mining District
- North Komelik area
- Casa Grande Mining District
* Mammoth Mining District
* Mammoth
* Tucson Wash
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-675022.html) [Ford Mine](/loc-20298.html) * Tiger
* St. Anthony deposit
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-4560.html) [Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine](/loc-3380.html)Galbraith et al. (1940) +5 other references
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-477521.html) [Collins Mine](/loc-46341.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-704987.html) [Ray](/loc-50560.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-248257.html) [Ray Mine area](/loc-53080.html) * Riverside Mining District
* Riverside area
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-228132.html) [Gila River](/loc-48365.html)Smith (1887b) +2 other references
* Scott Mountain
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-4563.html) [Ray Mine](/loc-3377.html) * Silver Reef Mining District
* Tat Momoli Mountains
* Silver Reef Mountains
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-245661.html) [Nugget Fraction Mine (Nugget Fracture property)](/loc-52363.html) * Superior
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-4562.html) [Magma Mine](/loc-3349.html)Wilson et al. (1950) +6 other references
* [ⓘ](/locentry-245359.html) [No. 1 Glory Hole](/loc-52285.html)Short et al. (1943) +2 other references
* Table Mountain Mining District
* Table Mountain area
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-133755.html) [Table Mountain Mine](/loc-23638.html)Rocks & Min.: 60 (1) +3 other references
- Yavapai County
- Black Rock Mining District
- Constellation
- Amazon Wash
- Constellation
- Black Rock Mining District
Galbraith (1959) +1 other reference
- Yuma County
- California
- Inyo County
- Inyo Mts (Inyo Range)
- Kearsarge Mining District [2]
- Kearsarge
- Kearsarge Mining District [2]
- Inyo Mts (Inyo Range)
- Inyo County
- Mono County
- Benton Range
- Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District)
- Benton
- Blind Spring Hill
- Buscones Peak
- Blind Spring Hill
- Benton
- Blind Spring Mining District (Blind Spring Hill Mining District; Benton Mining District)
- Benton Range
Ransome (1940) +1 other reference
- San Bernardino County
- Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range)
- Clark Mountain District (Clark District)
- Mohawk Hill
- Clark Mountain District (Clark District)
- Clark Mts (Clark Mountain Range)
* Silver Lake Mining District
* Silver Lake
* Silver Lake Mountain
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-683804.html) [Unspecified Cu Mine \[1\]](/loc-220336.html) * Soda Mountains
* Baker
* Otto Mountain
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-950057.html) [Bird Nest drift](/loc-205196.html)Personally collected by Bruce Kelley
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-940469.html) [SW cut](/loc-248627.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-683809.html) [Unspecified Cu mine \[66\]](/loc-211553.html) * Zzyzx
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-462227.html) [Blue Bell Mine](/loc-144880.html)Crowley (1977) +5 other references
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1393632.html) [C-Site](/loc-374034.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1637823.html) [Lower 2A-Site](/loc-374038.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1393258.html) [Lower D-Site](/loc-374040.html)Collected by and in the collection of ...
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1393223.html) [Upper 2A-Site](/loc-374037.html)Collected by and in the collection of ...
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1618777.html) [Upper D-Site](/loc-374039.html)Daniel J. Evanich field collected ...
- Michigan
- Ontonagon Co.
- Mass City
- Ontonagon Co.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- Spring Mountains
- Goodsprings Mining District
- Spring Mountains
- Clark County
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-283869.html) [Boss Mine](/loc-8818.html) * Goodsprings
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-283867.html) [Columbia 23 Mine (Columbia Mine; Josephine claim)](/loc-10254.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-478806.html) [Green Copper Mine](/loc-61560.html)USGS PP 162] +1 other reference
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-478811.html) [Highline Mine](/loc-63700.html)USGS PP 162] +1 other reference
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-478821.html) [Lookout Mine](/loc-61572.html)USGS PP 162] +1 other reference
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-283865.html) [Mountain Top Mine](/loc-61573.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-283868.html) [Rose Mine](/loc-63684.html)- Eureka County
- Roberts Mountains
- Roberts Mining District
- Roberts Mountains
- Lander County
- Battle Mountain Mining District
- Lincoln County
- Bristol and Jackrabbit Mining Districts
- New Jersey
- Sussex County
- Andover Township
- Sussex County
* Ogdensburg
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-1351502.html) [Sterling Hill](/loc-8903.html) ?- New Mexico
- Grant County
- Luna County
- Old Hadley Mining District
Walstrom 2006 New Mexico Mineral ...
* Victorio Mountains
* Victorio District (Gage District)
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-434581.html) [Independence lode](/loc-134141.html)Walstrom 2006 New Mexico Mineral ...
- Otero County
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- Juab County
Zambia
- Copperbelt Province
- Ndola District
Zimbabwe
- Mashonaland West
- Chegutu District
- Kadoma District
- Karoi District
Cairncross (2004) +1 other reference
- Makonde District
* [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-830469.html) [Cedric Mine](/loc-247870.html) * [](#themap) [ⓘ](/locentry-830468.html) [Old Mint Mine](/loc-247869.html)- Midlands
- Gokwe North District