Garnet Group, Diopside (Var: Chromium-bearing Diopside), Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Helgehornsvatnet, Almklovdalen, Vanylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Red/Purple garnet and green chromian diopside in garnetperidotite (originally thougt to be Eclogite), the orange mineral is altered Olivine.
Dimensions are 5.5cm x 2.8cm x 3cm
No locality given with the label, in fact there was no label, someone was selling it as Christmas stone and I did not even know about Eclogite then. I just thought it ...
© Jason J. Evans