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Diopside

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Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Diopsidrinne, Mayrhofen, Schwaz District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Mixed Specimens
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm
Description

Rare spear-headed crystal with spectacular clor. I used minor backlight for photography, but this green is really amazing! Material from the locality is very rare and hard to obtain - field collecting is prohibited in our days and quantity was always very low. No significant damages to report.

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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