Diopside:S1507

Title: Diopside:S1507
Description: Chemical Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Compositional Family: calcium magnesium silicate
Structural Family: Ca-clinopyroxene/single chain silicate
Crystal System: monoclinic
Location: Dekalb, St. Lawrence County, NY
Texture: alone
Crystal Form: single, short prismatic crystals with good terminations
Color: greenish-gray, white, tannish
Luster: vitreous/dull earthy
Hardness: 5 to 6
Streak Color: white to light green
Relative Density: medium (3.3-3.6)
Transparency: translucent
Cleavage/Fracture: 2 fair to good prismatic directions, meet at 87 and 93 degrees
Common Associations: contact and regional metamorphic rocks
Creator: 6037
Type: Mineral
Mediator: Tamara Carley

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