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Diopside in Calcite from Orford Nickel Mine, 5.6 km southwest of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Québec, Canada

 
Diopside in Calcite from Orford Nickel Mine, 5.6 km southwest of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Québec, Canada

Diopside in Calcite from Orford Nickel Mine, 5.6 km southwest of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Québec, Canada

Diopside in Calcite from Orford Nickel Mine, 5.6 km southwest of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Québec, Canada

DESCRIPTION:No. 52730
Mineral:Diopside in Calcite
Locality:Orford Nickel Mine, 5.6 km southwest of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Québec, Canada
Description:Elongated green-gray flattened diopside crystals to 40 mm with translucent white calcite filling between the diopside crystals. The calcite can be dissolved with HCL to fully expose the diopside crystals. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #730c, collected in 1995
Overall Size:14x11x10 cm
Crystals:1-40 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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