| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New York > Diopside with Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72813 |
| Mineral: | Diopside with Calcite |
| Locality: | Amity-Edenville marble belt, Warwick Township, Orange County, New York |
| Description: | Gray-brown elongated diopside crystals in a shallow cavity with translucent white calcite. The diopside crystals are eight-sided prisms with indistinct terminations. The brown color may be alteration of the surfaces as the cores are greenish-gray. Ex. W. B. Thompson collection; ex. Dr. Joseph Springall (1811-1895) of Dexter, Maine |
| Overall Size: | 10x7.5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-35 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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