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Pyrope Chromian Diopside & Zoisite

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Pyrope Chromian Diopside & Zoisite

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Description
Locality: 
Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 6.1 × 3.2 cm
Description

Deep cherry-red pyrope grains with bright green chromian diopside. This specimen also shows some brownish, etched crystals, that look like zoisite to me. Very pyrope-rich specimen with nice contrasts, but a bit exaggerated on some pictures, I must confess.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrope

Formula: 
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Czech Republic

Chromian Diopside

Variety Of: 

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Formula: 
(Ca,Cr)MgSi2O6
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Green

Zoisite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.10
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Prickler Halt, Ladinger Spitze - Speikkogel area, Saualpe, Carinthia, Austria

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