<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diopside" class="extiw" title="en:Diopside">Diopside</a>
<dl><dd><dl><dd>Locality: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeKalb" class="extiw" title="en:DeKalb">De Kalb</a>, De Kalb Township, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_County,_New_York" class="extiw" title="en:St. Lawrence County, New York">St Lawrence County</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York" class="extiw" title="en:New York">New York</a>, USA (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mindat.org/loc-144489.html">Locality at mindat.org</a>)</dd>
<dd>Size: miniature, 4.3 x 3.3 x 1.9 cm
<dl><dt>Diopside</dt></dl></dd>
<dd>This is a large, really high quality crystal with deep color and a large translucent zone. The terminations are broad, lustrous, and well-developed, much more than you normally see for large diopsides from this classic locale. It is about 50 grams, so its sizable, as you can see. I have seen many short stumpy diopsides from this location over the years, turn up in old collections. Seldom have I seen one with such presence, because it is thick and fat and hs such rich color. This is a superb single crystal.</dd></dl></dd></dl>
<bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56247090" class="extiw" title="d:Q56247090"><span title="mineral collector and dealer">Robert M. Lavinsky</span></a>
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