Diopside (rare locality specimen)

Item Description

A very hard to find specimen of Diopside from the Chuang-gyi locality in Mogok featuring a predominant soft beige colored prism with sharp, distinct faces, accompanied by a few smaller Diopsides on the side. The piece is in superb condition, the only damage I can see is on the base where the piece was detached from whatever matrix it grew upon. The color is certainly unusual for the species, and good crystals of Diopside this size are virtually impossible to find on the market from Mogok. Valued $1,200.
From the collection of Bill ("Burma Bill") Larson of Fallbrook, California. Bill is a well-known gem and mineral dealer as well as a miner and worldwide mineral collector. Bill has traveled the world for decades in search of fine gems and minerals, and was directly involved in the in-person acquisition and importation of superb specimens and stones from Myanmar (Burma). You can read his biography at https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/larsonwilliam-f/