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1.8" Glossy Green Diopside Crystals on Calcite - Afghanistan
This is a beautiful, 1.8" wide mineral specimen featuring several translucent, lustrous diopside crystals on a bed of calcite, collected from Sar-e-Sang in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. One edge of the calcite matrix has been cut flat for aesthetic presentation without the need for a display stand.
About Diopside
Diopside is a pyroxene mineral with the chemical formula MgCaSi₂O₆. It is often found as small green crystals within metamorphic and igneous rocks, though it can vary in color including yellow, brown, and black. It is an important indicator rock when searching for deep-source volcanic pipes that may or may not contain diamonds. Geologists searching for these pipes often look for diopside crystal fragments, since they form in nearly the same atmospheric conditions and locations as diamonds. Diopside with deep green coloration is known as chrome diopside.
Diopside is a pyroxene mineral with the chemical formula MgCaSi₂O₆. It is often found as small green crystals within metamorphic and igneous rocks, though it can vary in color including yellow, brown, and black. It is an important indicator rock when searching for deep-source volcanic pipes that may or may not contain diamonds. Geologists searching for these pipes often look for diopside crystal fragments, since they form in nearly the same atmospheric conditions and locations as diamonds. Diopside with deep green coloration is known as chrome diopside.
SPECIES
Diopside & Calcite
LOCATION
Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
SIZE
Entire Specimen: 1.8 x 1.8"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#354685
