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Diopside

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Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Nyimba District, Eastern Province, Zambia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.4 × 8.1 × 5.2 cm
Weight: 
226.00gr
Description

Impressive specimen of interlocking, prismatic, green diopside crystals, the piece comes from Nyimba, near Chiapata in Zambia, and the columnar arrangement of the crystals are characteristic. An acid resistant mineral, except hydrofluoric. A rare piece from Central Africa.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white

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- Colour may vary due to the camera sensor.