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Pyrope With Chromian Diopside & Enstatite

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Pyrope With Chromian Diopside & Enstatite

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Description
Locality: 
Wanzenau, Gars am Kamp, Horn District, Lower Austria, Austria
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 3.5 × 0.1 cm
Description

A beautiful slab of polished garnet var. pyrope, diopside var. chromium-bearing diopside and enstatite from Wanzenau, Horn District, Austria. It displays a rich raspberry-red pyrope with grass-green chromium-bearing diopside and apple-green enstatite. Looks fantastic with backlight!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrope

Formula: 
Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Strunz: 
9.AD.25
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Czech Republic

Chromian Diopside

Variety Of: 

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Formula: 
(Ca,Cr)MgSi2O6
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Green

Enstatite

Formula: 
MgSiO3
Group Parent: 
Orthopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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Shipping Information

Postage Area Price
Austria
5
EU
18
Rest of Europe
20
USA, Canada, Japan, 1 kg
25
Australia, New Zealand, 1 kg
30

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