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MINERAL IDENTIFICATION PROJECT |
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Hard- ness |
Cleavage |
Fracture |
Trans- parency |
10% HCl Reaction |
SG |
Luster |
Color |
Streak |
Xtal Form |
Mineral Class |
Comments | diopside | 5.00 | parallel | Uneven | Transparent | none | 3.20 | glassy | green | white | prismatic | silicates | Variable color from clear to green, blue, yellow or brown. Deep green varieties contain chromium or vanadium (lavrovite). |
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