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Garnet & Diopside

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Garnet & Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Falin Lake, Usseglio, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 4 × 2.2 cm
Description

A rare and eye-catching combination of dark red, sharp terminated and lustrous garnet crystal in fine contrast with dark olive-green glossy diopside! Classic stuff from this famous area, in fine condition damage-wise and even better in real life.

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