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Diopside from
Red Oak Quarry, Red Oak, Fulton County, Georgia, USA


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Diopside

Red Oak Quarry, Red Oak, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
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Diopside

Red Oak Quarry, Red Oak, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
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Diopside

Red Oak Quarry, Red Oak, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, XRD
SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Oak Quarry, Red Oak, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:707972
Long-form Identifier:1:3:707972:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘLithonia Post Office, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
72.4km (45.0 miles) ⓘDog Crossing, Upson County, Georgia, USA
91.5km (56.8 miles) ⓘNew York Quarry, Marble Hill, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
93.0km (57.8 miles) ⓘMarble Hill, Pickens County, Georgia, USA
References
Collected by Julian Gray, confirmed by XRD
 
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