A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Diopside and calcite (diopside marble) |
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| Description | This sample is approximately 5 cm. Diopside, CaMgSi2O6 (calcium magnesium silicate), is a rock forming mineral in several metamorphic and and igneous rocks. Diopside belongs to the pyroxene family. Diopside comes from the Greek “dis-” meaning “two kinds” and “opsis-” meaning “opinion”. The best samples of diopside comes from Italy. |
| Location | USA ▹ New Jersey. Near Franklin. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 1899-12-30. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1149. |
| Key words | diopside, pyroxene |
| Tech details | 450 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1546 |
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