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Uvarovite & Chromian Diopside

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Uvarovite & Chromian Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.3 × 2.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.35cm
Description

One of the last of my Finish uvarovite specimen. Two very good, dark green uvarovite crystals on top of chromian diopside matrix. Sorry for the fuzz.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Uvarovite

Formula: 
Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya Village (Sarany), Gornozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

Chromian Diopside

Variety Of: 

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Formula: 
(Ca,Cr)MgSi2O6
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Green

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