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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. 51229
Mineral:Diopside
Locality:Orford Nickel Mine, 5.6 km southwest of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Québec, Canada
Description:Crystallized mass of many elongated gray-brown diopside crystals. For more locality information see: Famous Mineral Localities - The Orford Nickel Mine, Quebec, Canada in Mineralogical Record v.25 #5. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #730c; originally acquired in 1995
Overall Size:11x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:20-85 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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