there is almost always some iron present, making the crystals green. Besides iron, diopside may also contain...the Kunlan Mountains, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, China. The rays of light are an effect of the concave...presented here, including alalite; baikalite, an iron-rich diopside; canaanite; diallage, also spelled...endiopside, an iron-rich diopside; fassaït (named by Werner), fassite, and faszait, all names for iron-aluminum-rich...fibrous variety of diopside); salite and sahlite, iron-rich diopsides; schefferite, a manganese-rich diopside; |
Handan iron mine, Wu'an County, Handan, Hebei, China