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Chondrodite, Diopside


Chondrodite : (Mg,Fe2+)5[(F,OH)2|(SiO4)2], Diopside : CaMg[Si2O6]

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Locality: Tilly Foster mine, Brewster, Putnam Co., New York, USA
Chondrodite is known for growing in small isolated grains, hence the origin of its name. This specimen is from a very classic East Coast locale and features large, Chondrodites and euhedral Aegerines (possibly pseudomorphed to something else now, I think) 3.3 x 2.8 x 2 cm



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