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Diopside


Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6]

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Locality: 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.

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