Specimen #2432

Name: Rose Quartz with Diopside

Type: Gem

Locality: Madagascar

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 6 x 6 x 4 mm

Weight: 1.20 cts

Acquired: 2012-04-20

Source: Trinity: Luciana Barbosa

Label: N

Comment: A cute square shaped, well saturated Rose Quartz with one dark green inclusion of Diopside. The Rose Quartz has good clarity and the inclusion can be seen from every angle.The Smithsonian has one that you can see here: http://geogallery.si.edu/index.php/en/10209935/quartz

Minerals: Diopside (CaMgSi₂O₆) Quartz (SiO₂) Rose Quartz - rose colored

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Rose Quartz with Diopside, Madagascar - FOV: 6.3 x 9.4 mm - 1.2 cts - 22 stacked images