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Diopside from De Kalb, St. Lawrence County, New York

 
Diopside from De Kalb, St. Lawrence County, New York

Diopside from De Kalb, St. Lawrence County, New York

DESCRIPTION:No. 69424
Mineral:Diopside
Locality:De Kalb, St. Lawrence County, New York
Description:Transparent green diopside crystal with no matrix attached. The diopside crystal has lustrous prism faces with dull luster on the termination faces caused by microscopic patterns apparently where another mineral was included, but later dissolved. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:13x8x4 mm
Crystals:13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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