USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Color: green, yellow-green, Not Available, Not Available, Not Available, Hardness: 5.5 6, Refractive index: 1.66 1.71, Density: 3.25 3.55, Chemical composition: CaMg(Si2O6), Crystal structure: monoclinic, Origins: USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka
Russia, Southern and central Africa, Color: green, yellowish green, Hardness: 6.5, Refractive index: 1.88 1.89, Density: 3.82 3.85, Chemical composition: Ca3Fe2(SiO4)3, Crystal structure: isometric, Origins: Russia, Namibia
Yellow, Colorless, Brown, Blue, Brown, Colorless, Green, gray
Green, Red, Green, orange
Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Conchoidal
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Transparent, Translucent, Not Available, Transparent . Star Diopside is opaque .
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