blue VIOLAN DIOPSIDE with HEXAGONITE TREMOLITE - Balmat, St. Lawrence, New York, USA

Purple-lilac Tremolite "Hexagonite" crystals with blue "Violan" Diopside.

Hexagonite is a rare Tremolite variety colored purple by traces of manganese, it is only from a few areas in the State of New York.

Violan is a manganian Diopside noted from 4 localities worldwide.

from Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

this specimen is featured on mindat, minID: EVG-73N

Measures approximately 4.5 x 2 x 2 inch, 1 lb 1.56 oz / 114 x 51 x 51 mm, 499g

Price: 400.00 USD

Item # A0761214

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