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Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

Green, lustrous, gemmy, prismatic diopside crystals up to 12 mm tall on matrix from Gilgit, Pakistan. The crystals show some minor imperfections but they still are quite nice and gemmy. 

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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