CC29405
DIOPSIDE with GRAPHITE
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Description
Gem quality Diopside crystals are extremely rare, especially in anything approaching a visible size. The Merelani Hills in the Lelatema Mts, Manyara Region, Tanzania is the premier source. This fine miniature specimen features a cluster of four gemmy prismatic Diopside crystals ranging in size from 2.4 cm to 0.4 cm in length sat upon a small aggregate of platy Graphite. The pale yellow-green crystals show slight zonation in colour from light to dark from base to tip. The largest crystal displays a broad sloping termination which at some angles appears to be fractured, but the termination face is glossy and smooth, the fracturing being a play of light from within. There is, however, some microscopic chipping around the edges of the termination. The second largest crystal is pristine, with wonderful shape, colour and gemminess. It is from the superb systematic collection assembled by the brothers Martin and Michael Günther (1951-2007 & 1956-2021).
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CC29405
DIOPSIDE with GRAPHITE
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