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Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10 × 10.2 × 6 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.10cm
Description

A large rich green color terminated diopside combined with calcite , lepidolite and some tiny pyrite from a famed mineral locality Badakhshan.

The diopside crystals have some etching and small chips which don't effect the perfection and beauty of the specimen.

A really large green good color diopside can be seen first time from the locality. A nice captivating lovely specimen

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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