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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 × 0.9 × 0.3 cm
Description

Fine set representing the variety of diopside from the famous Diopsidrinne in Tyrol. Meanwhile it is not even possible to find just a sample there.

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