Name | DIOPSIDE | Variety | DIOPSIDE WITH CROMOGROSSULAR | Origin | Orford Nickel mine (Quebec) Canada | Hardness | 5,5-6,5 | Composition | CaMgSi2O6 | Crystaline sys. | MONOCLINIC
| Size | 9,5x5x2,5 cm | Weight | 190 gr |
Description:
The Oxford nickel mine is known primarily for its abundance of large (up to 32 cm), well formed crystals of diopside. It also is known for groups of small (1mm) green grossular garnets which were erroneously thought to be uvarovite in the past. |
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DIOPSIDE
VARIETY DIOPSIDE WITH CROMOGROSSULAR
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