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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 40827 |
| Mineral: | Diopside on Grossular Garnet |
| Locality: | Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada |
| Description: | Tan-colored prismatic diopside crystals up to 6 mm long overgrown on gray-brown grossular garnet microcrystals with larger glassy orange grossular crystals up to 11 mm across along one edge. Looks beautiful under magnification. Ex. Steve Chamberlain collection #1186, acquired in 1976 from Wards |
| Overall Size: | 4x3x1 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-11 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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