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Pyrope & Chromian Diopside

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Pyrope & Chromian Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.2 × 6.4 × 5.4 cm
Description

Big specimen with dark cherry-red pyrope in garnet-peridotite with deep green chromian diopside. Pyrope all over the specimen, dozens of big grains, visible from all sides.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrope

Formula: 
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Czech Republic

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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