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Diopside from Orford Nickel Mine, 5.6 km southwest of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Québec, Canada

 
Diopside from Orford Nickel Mine, 5.6 km southwest of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Québec, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 30030
Mineral:Diopside
Locality:Orford Nickel Mine, 5.6 km southwest of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Québec, Canada
Description:A single crystal with clean termination of yellow-green translucent diopside from the classic Canadian occurrence. For more information on the mine see the article Famous Mineral Localities: The Orford Nickel Mine, Quebec, Canada in Min. Rec. 9-10/1994.
Overall Size:27x15x4 mm
Crystals:27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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