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Diopside from
Red Mountain (Big Red Hill), Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand


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Diopside, etc.

Red Mountain, Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
04496270017370269604518.jpg
Diopside, etc.

Red Mountain, Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
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Diopside, etc.

Red Mountain, Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Manganese Oxides1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Mountain (Big Red Hill), Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:93689
Long-form Identifier:1:3:93689:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘHaast River, Westland District, West Coast Region, New Zealand
96.6km (60.0 miles) ⓘWest Burn, Livingstone Mountains, Southland District, Southland Region, New Zealand
References
Railton, G. T., Watters, W. A. (1990) Minerals of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin 104. New Zealand Geological Survey
 
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