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Diopside (chrome) with Pyrite

#BN54194

Diopside (chrome) with Pyrite

#BN54194
Availability
Sold
Size
2.1 x 2 x 1.7 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
CaMgSi2O6 (RRUFF)
Locality
Outokumpu, Finland

Emerald green prismatic crystals of chrome Diopside to 1.2cm in sulfide matrix. Very nice piece.

Diopside

Formula
CaMgSi2O6 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Prismatic, Blocky, Granular 
Cleavage
Good, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
blue, brown, colorless, green, gray 
Streak
white green 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. Buford Nichols Collection
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