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Diopside from
Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar


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Diopside

Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
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Diopside

Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
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Diopside

Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
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Diopside

Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
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Diopside

Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
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Diopside

Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
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Diopside

Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
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Diopside

Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
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Diopside

Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Comments:De Grave et al (2002) studied a dark pyroxene crystals found in a calcite vein cutting across marbles and skarns.. It corresponded to a Fe- and Ti-bearing aluminian diopside.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Andranondambo sapphire deposits, Maromby, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:154561
Long-form Identifier:1:3:154561:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘAmbindandrakemba Mine, Ambindandrakemba, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘMorafeno thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
31.2km (19.4 miles) ⓘAmboanemba thorianite deposit, Tranomaro, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
43.7km (27.2 miles) ⓘAmboasarikely, Behara, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
50.0km (31.1 miles) ⓘBevia phlogopite deposit, Behara, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘBehara, Behara, Amboasary Sud District, Anosy, Madagascar
95.4km (59.3 miles) ⓘMandrovato phlogopite mine, Ampamata, Ambovombe-Androy, Androy, Madagascar
95.6km (59.4 miles) ⓘMafilefy phlogopite mine, Ampamata, Ambovombe-Androy, Androy, Madagascar
98.0km (60.9 miles) ⓘAmpandrandava phlogopite mine, Beraketa Commune, Bekily District, Androy, Madagascar
99.7km (62.0 miles) ⓘAmbondrombe, Beraketa Commune, Bekily District, Androy, Madagascar
References
de Grave, Johan, de Paepe, Paul, de Grave, Eddy, Vochten, Renaud, Eeckhout, Sigrid G. (2002) Mineralogical and Mössbauer spectroscopic study of a diopside occurring in the marbles of Andranondambo, southern Madagascar. American Mineralogist, 87 (1) 132-141 doi:10.2138/am-2002-0114
 
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