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Diopside Var Diallage

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Diopside Var Diallage

Ex Dr Krantz (Bonn, Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Bracco Pass, Carrodano, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.9 × 4.7 × 3.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
8.40cm
Description

Green shiny 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

Diallage

Variety Of: 

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0