AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Canada > Diopside |
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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