Mineral: Diopside on Calcite with Phlogopite
Locality: Pitwak Mine, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e Sang, Koksha Valley, Khash & Kuran Wa Munjan Districts, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 6.5 cm / main crystal: 6.0 cm.

Description: Mass: 150 g MIM number:2192 Perfectly formed translucent green crystal rising from a marble matrix with phlogopite crystals at the back. A smaller crystal of diopside is lying at the base of the large crystal. Photographer: FMI / James Elliot

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