Diopside

Diopside
Diopsid, Diopsidi, Diópsido, Diopsied, Diopsyd, Diopszid, Диопсид, 透輝石, דיופסיד

Commonly known rarer (so called collectors stones) very rare (rarities) relatively rare organic material

Formula: CaMg[Si₂O₆]
Mineral class: silicates
Crystal system: monoclinic
Mohs scale: 5 - 6
Density (g/cm³): 3.27 - 3.31
Cleavage: distinct
Colors: greenish, sometimes colorless - yellowish
Luster: vitreous - dull
Fluorescence: strong: dark violet
Pleochroism: slightly greenish
Largest Diopside: 50 cm?
Deposits: China, Myanmar, India, Madagascar, South Africa, Tanzania, Russia, Finland, Italy, Austria
1st Description: 1892

Diopside Mineral

Size: 2.23 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm

Origin: Pyaung Gaung Mine / Bernardmyo / Mogok / Myanmar

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Diopside Mineral

Origin: Orford Nickel Mine / Quebec / Canada

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Diopside Mineral

Origin: De Kalb / St. Lawrence County / New York / USA

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Diopside Mineral

Origin: Kunlun Shan Mts. / Kashgar / Xinjiang / China

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Diopside

Origin: Matala / Sri Lanka

Weight: 1.31 ct

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Diopside

Origin: De Kalb / New York / USA

Weight: 0.94 ct

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Diopside

Weight: 0.37 ct

Origin: Austria

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Diopside Mineral

Origin: Merelani Mountains / Arusha / Tanzania

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Diopside Mineral

Size: 1.4 x 0.7 x 0.5 cm

Origin: Merelani Mountains / Arusha / Tanzania

Photo by kind permission of © www.online-edelstein.de, Timo Klopp.

Diopside

Origin: Onh Bin Yee Htwet / Le-Oo / Mogok / Myanmar

Weight: 2.11 ct

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Chromian Diopside Mineral

Origin: Outokumpu / Finland

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Chromian Diopside Mineral

Origin: Nuristan / Afghanistan

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Chromian Diopside

Weight: 1.16 ct

Origin: Russia

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Chromian Diopside

Weight: 0.76 ct

Origin: Russia

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