Crystal Prospect

rodingite: green Cr Diopside, orange Grossular garnet, Hunting Hill quarry (Rockville Crushed Stone Quarry; Travilah Quarry; Rockville Quarry; Bardon Stone Quarry; Aggregate Industries Quarry), Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
rodingite: green Cr Diopside, orange Grossular garnet, Hunting Hill quarry (Rockville Crushed Stone Quarry; Travilah Quarry; Rockville Quarry; Bardon Stone Quarry; Aggregate Industries Quarry), Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
rodingite: green Cr Diopside, orange Grossular garnet, Hunting Hill quarry (Rockville Crushed Stone Quarry; Travilah Quarry; Rockville Quarry; Bardon Stone Quarry; Aggregate Industries Quarry), Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA

Chromian Diopside and Grossular Garnet - Hunting Hill, Maryland, USA

Green Chromian Diopside, orange Grossular Garnet, with white Calcite. This type of rock is called "rodingite".

from Hunting Hill quarry (Rockville Crushed Stone Quarry; Travilah Quarry; Rockville Quarry; Bardon Stone Quarry; Aggregate Industries Quarry), Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA

this quarry is closed

this specimen is featured on mindat, minID: FE6-009

Measures approximately 2.5 x 1.5 x 0.75 inch, 2.39 oz / 63 x 38 x 19 mm, 68g

Price: 18.00 USD

Item # A0040218

rodingite: green Cr Diopside, orange Grossular garnet, Hunting Hill quarry (Rockville Crushed Stone Quarry; Travilah Quarry; Rockville Quarry; Bardon Stone Quarry; Aggregate Industries Quarry), Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
rodingite: green Cr Diopside, orange Grossular garnet, Hunting Hill quarry (Rockville Crushed Stone Quarry; Travilah Quarry; Rockville Quarry; Bardon Stone Quarry; Aggregate Industries Quarry), Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
rodingite: green Cr Diopside, orange Grossular garnet, Hunting Hill quarry (Rockville Crushed Stone Quarry; Travilah Quarry; Rockville Quarry; Bardon Stone Quarry; Aggregate Industries Quarry), Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA