Diopside var Chromian with Tremolite
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Diopside var Chromian with Tremolite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 6 x 4 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Formula
- CaMgSi2O6 (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Dallas Gem mine, San Benito Co., California, United States
The chromium in this specimen gives it the rich green color. This is a large cleavage section attached to a bit 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
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