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Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 6 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

Green-brown, partly gemmy, lustrous diopside crystals up to 30 mm tall on matrix, associated with prehnite from Gilgit, Pakistan. The main crystal shows very interesting growth patterns on the crystal faces.

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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