2012 Diopside, Yinnietharra Station, Gascoyne, Western Australia
One of three loose crystals of green diopside, this is the smallest at 6mm tall. The largest is 16mm tall. Stack of 45 images. Click on the image below for a higher resolution version.
Diopside
7415 JL3069 Magnetite, Fluorapatite, Diopside, Cosgrove quarry, Cosgrove, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond in 1998 from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show for $1.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
7339 JL3068 Diopside, Cosgrove quarry, Cosgrove, City of Greater Shepparton, Victoria
Acquired by Joan Lamond from Jack Leach at the Nunawading Show in 1998 for $1.00. Ex Jack Nelson Collection.
30047 Pyrrhotite, Andradite-Uvarovite, Calcite, Diopside, Avebury Nickel Deposit (Avebury mine), Zeehan district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania
Brassy crystal of pyrrhotite, with tiny bright green andradite-uvarovite series garnet crystals, pale diopside, and flattened calcite.
4806 Epidote, Diopside, Sollnkar, Krimmler Ache valley, Hohe Tauern, Salzburg, Austria
Ferrian diopside, originally labelled as augite, Helmut Braith
10002 Diopside, North Burgess, Drummond Township, Lanark Co., Ontario, Canada
Single crystal 42x25x15mm. Ex Carl R. Bently collection (#1069), ex Oren Root (1803-1885) collection (#1647).
6040 Diopside, Prehnite, Jeffrey mine, Asbestos, Quebec, Canada
Good prismatic crystals of colourless prehnite with green diopside. Ex Brian Shelton Collection.
0334 Vesuvianite, Diopside, Jeffrey Mine (Jeffrey Quarry; Johns-Manville Mine), Asbestos, Les Sources RCM, Estrie, Quebec, Canada
A small specimen of manganoan vesuvianite crystals with transparent diopsides. The perfectly terminated vesuvianites have varying colour from intense purple to very pleasing apple yellow-green and some gemmy areas. With exemplary lustre and good light...