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Chromian Diopside

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BMM1096151

Chromian Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Outokumpu, North Karelia, Finland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3 × 2.7 cm
Description

Perfect translucent green prismatic diopside crystal grown in translucent colorless quartz. The green color of the diopside is caused by chrome impurities and commonly labeled as chromian diopside or chrome diopside. This rare piece comes from an old collection and was acquired in 1970. The old collection label is included.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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