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Diopside With Phlogopite

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Diopside With Phlogopite

Former collection Christian Mavris
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Dog Lake, Storrington Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.9 × 1.7 cm
Weight: 
31.00gr
Description

Textbook floater diopside crystal from this classic Ontario locale. Associated, a few packages of brown phlogopite. 
In mint conditions, the specimen dates to the late 80s.

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

Phlogopite

Formula: 
KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White

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