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Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6] | |
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Mt Belvidere Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA Plate of white diopside crystals up to 1 cm long from the collection of former quarry superintendent. The crystals are lustrous and terminated. Ex. Clement Mason collection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 35x25x20 mm. Size of individual crystals: 5-10 mm. |
| © 2001 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 1903 View Count: 570 |
Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6], Vesuvianite : Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4Si9O34(OH)4, Grossular : Ca3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Mt Belvidere Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA Plate of matrix covered with rich mixture of white diopside crystals up to 1 mm, pale green vesuvianite up to 3 mm and small greenish grossular garnets to 1 mm. From the collection of former quarry superintendent. Ex. Clement Mason collection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 25x15x10 mm. Size of individual crystals: 1-3 mm. |
| © 2001 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 1906 View Count: 521 |
Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6] | |
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Mt Belvidere Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA Exquisite cluster of white diopside crystals up to 1 cm long from the collection of former quarry superintendent. The crystals are lustrous and terminated. Ex. Clement Mason collection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 18x15x14 mm. Size of individual crystals: 5-10 mm. |
| © 2001 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 1905 View Count: 493 |
Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6], Vesuvianite : Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4Si9O34(OH)4, Grossular : Ca3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Mt Belvidere Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA Plate of matrix covered with rich mixture of white diopside crystals up to 4 mm, pale green vesuvianite up to 4 mm and small greenish grossular garnets to 2 mm. From the collection of former quarry superintendent. Ex. Clement Mason collection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 4x2x2 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-4 mm. |
| © 2001 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 1904 View Count: 461 |
Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6], Vesuvianite : Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4Si9O34(OH)4, Grossular : Ca3Al2[SiO4]3 | |
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Mt Belvidere Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA Plate of matrix covered with rich mixture of white diopside crystals up to 8 mm, pale green vesuvianite up to 4 mm and small greenish grossular garnets to 2 mm. From the collection of former quarry superintendent. Ex. Clement Mason collection. Overall size of mineral specimen: 7x4x3 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-8 mm. |
| © 2001 John H. Betts | Photo ID: 1917 View Count: 454 |
Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6] | |
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Mt Belvidere Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA 7.5 mm crystal. Photograph by Peter Cristofono. |
| © 2005 Peter Cristofono | Photo ID: 28841 View Count: 396 |
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Mt Belvidere Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA The green diopside is about 1.3 cm long. Deep emerald green diopside on deep amber grossular. Sept 2009: Updated parent and stereo pair with macro using stacking. |
| Photo ID: 197754 View Count: 134 | |
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Mt Belvidere Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA Green grossular garnet crystals on a diopside matrix. Overall specimen size: 12 x 6 x 9.5 cm. Henry Minot photo and collection. |
| © Henry Minot 2009 | Photo ID: 216184 View Count: 70 |
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Mt Belvidere Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA This specimen was exhibited in the "American Mineral Treasures" case for this location at the 2008 Tucson gem and Mineral Show, where it was simply labeled "Diopside". In addition to the ivory white diopside crystals, there is also (snow white) calcite, minor dark green serpentine, light green vesuvianite crystals, and a light green vesuvianite ... |
| © Henry Minot 2009 | Photo ID: 267752 View Count: 41 |
Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6] | |
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Mt Belvidere Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA Diopside crystals on matrix from Eden Mills. 9.2 x 4.3 x 2.4 cm. Henry Minot photo & collection. |
| © Henry Minot 2009 | Photo ID: 235869 View Count: 34 |
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