mineral specimens
rare minerals
mineral dealer
systematic minerals
Black Hills minerals
fine minerals
mineral dealer
Dana minerals
IMA minerals
mineral collections
rock and minerals
gem crystal
Checkout
0 item @ $0.00  
Home | My Cart | Login | Register

Diopside with Andradite & Chlorite

#PD31145
SOLD
Diopside from Marki Khel, Nangarhar Prov., Afghanistan - PD31145
Diopside from Marki Khel, Nangarhar Prov., Afghanistan - PD31145

Diopside with Andradite & Chlorite

#PD31145
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
CaMgSi2O6 (RRUFF)
Locality
Marki Khel, Nangarhar Prov., Afghanistan

Glassy bottle-green tabular Diopside crystals to 6mm with deep red Andradite Garnets to 3mm and green platy Chlorite covering one side of matrix.

Diopside

Formula
CaMgSi2O6 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Prismatic, Blocky, Granular 
Cleavage
Good, Indistinct, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
blue, brown, colorless, green, gray 
Streak
white green 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection
Mineralpedia
View Diopside
On Dakota Matrix
Previously Sold Diopside
On Dakota Matrix
Other Available Diopside
WebMineral
View Diopside
Mindat
View Diopside

Related Products

Other Sold

All photos by Dakota Matrix and are Copyrighted © and may not be used without permission. Copyright © 2025 - Dakota Matrix Minerals, Inc. Privacy | Terms & Conditions | Site Map