Diopside

Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Small Cabinet, 8.0 x 4.2 x 2.6 cm
Start Time: 09/08/2016 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 09/15/2016 6:47:01 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

These specimens came out around 2000, and I have only seen two different finds of this material in that span of time. The piece features a sharp, lustrous/waxy, rich green, gemmy prism of Diopside on Limestone matrix. The Diopside measures 2.1 cm, and the fact that it's free-standing on the matrix is RARE for the locality. One of the last pieces I have to offer of this material, and one of the best ones I purchased. Valued at $950.

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