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Diopside

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Diopside

Former collection Christian Mavris

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Description
Locality: 
Manubiola Valley, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Weight: 
6.00gr
Description

Rare acicular diopside from this connoisseur ophiolite locality of the Northern Apennines.

Highly contrastful, this is a very rich specimen from a rather obscure locality, mostly known to local collectors and usually found only in Italian collections.

Boxed with Label
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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