Title | Green diopside and calcite in a marble from the Adirondack Mountains, New York, USA |
Description | This specimen of marble is about 5 cm across. It contains conspicuous green diopside, CaMgSi2O6, and white calcite, CaCO3. |
Chronostratigraphy | Precambrian |
Geologic province | Grenville |
Location | USA ▹ New York. Adirondack Mountains. |
Photographer | Twyla Baker. 2001-06-11. |
Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection. |
Key words | diopside, calcite |
Tech details | 891 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
GeoDIL number | 694 |
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