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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 39855 |
| Mineral: | Diopside |
| Locality: | Orford Nickel Mine, 5.6 km southwest of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Québec, Canada |
| Description: | Large single crystal of greenish-brown diopside with glassy prism faces and chisel-shaped terminations. This is a large crystal for the locality - very impressive. See article: The Orford Nickel Mine, Quebec, Canada in Mineralogical Record v.25 #5. Collected ca. 1968 |
| Overall Size: | 6x4x1.3 cm |
| Crystals: | 6 cm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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