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Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Orford Nickel Mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Estrie, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.5 × 0.06 cm
Description

Well terminated Diopside crystals from the Orford Nickel Mine (first nickel mine in Canada). The smaller crystal is partly contacted on one side.

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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