Diopside
Baxiyayike diopside occurrence, Baicheng Co., Akesu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
3.5 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm. A gemmy and lustrous, complete all-around, green diopside crystal with a sharp, etched pyramidal termination from the 2002 finds at the Kunlun Mountains of China. This fine crystal was illustrated on Page 280, Fig. 15 of Vol. 34, #3, the May-June, 2003 Mineralogical Record issue. 11 grams. A superb example from this one-time, ...
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