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Diopside from
Highway 15 km 67.7 roadcut, Bastard Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada


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Diopside

Highway 15 km 67.7 roadcut, Bastard Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada
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Diopside

Highway 15 km 67.7 roadcut, Bastard Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada
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Diopside

Highway 15 km 67.7 roadcut, Bastard Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Comments:Well formed crystals up to 4cm are to be found. Larger, poor quality crystals up to 20cm.
Habit:Monoclinic - prismatic
Colour:Dark green
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Highway 15 km 67.7 roadcut, Bastard Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:175722
Long-form Identifier:1:3:175722:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘHighway 15 km 68.9 roadcut, Bastard Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘSilver Queen Mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
9.4km (5.8 miles) ⓘCantin Mine, South Burgess Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘTimmins Mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘMcLaren mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘOlympus Mine, North Burgess Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘGlobe Graphite mine, Elmsley Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘDewitts Corners area, Bathurst Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘMcLaren Phosphate Mine, Bedford Township, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘSt. Lawrence deposit, Leeds Township, Leeds and Grenville Counties, Ontario, Canada
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