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Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Leja Mine, Siggeboda, Lindesberg, Örebro County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 4 × 3.8 cm
Description

Nice piece of green diopside

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