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Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Monte Cervandone Area, Devero Alp, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 5 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

Rich coverage of dark green blocky or prismatic crystals with good lustre. Smaller crystals show vivid colour and are transparent. Found in 1989.

Mineral Data
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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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