Diopside
sold- Locality
- 800 foot level, Karo Mine (extension off Block D), Merelani Hills, Arusha, Tanzania
- Minerals
- Diopside
- Dimensions
- 4.1 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm
- Size class
- Miniature
- SID
- AF586
Terminated deep green Chromian rich Diopside crystal. This crystal came from a pocket opened in December 2007 that produced crystals of exceptional color, much better than typical Merelani Diopsides. For more information on this find, refer to page 77 of the January-February 2009 issue of the Mineralogical Record. Great luster, complete all around and undamaged except for one small cleavage face along the lower 1.5 cm of one small face, size 4.1 x 0.9 x 0.8 cm.