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Diopside from
Houshuichegou, Rizhao City, Rizhao Prefecture, Shandong Province, China

Description
Comments:In symplectite, with oligoclase and hornblende replacing clinopyroxene.
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:American Mineralogist, Volume 87, pages 875-881, 2002, KAI YE et al. "Ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) low-Al titanites from carbonate-bearing rocks in Dabieshan-Sulu UHP terrane, eastern China".
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Houshuichegou, Rizhao City, Rizhao Prefecture, Shandong Province, China
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