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Diopside

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Description
Locality: 
Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 5 × 2.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

Green, lustrous platy diopside (variety chromediopside) crystals up to 3 cm tall, partly embedded in black, contrasty matrix from the famous tanzanite locality Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania. The crystals have some preserved crystal faces and a very nice color. 

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
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