| Locality type: | Hill |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Diopside |
| Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Habit: | good crystals in calcite |
| Colour: | green |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Calcite
Grossular
Quartz
Vesuvianite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | 1 |
| Scheelite | 1 |
| Ferro-hornblende | 1 |
| Grossular | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Joppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 155943 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:155943:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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| 1.3km (0.8 miles) | ⓘPulpit Road locality, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 18.9km (11.8 miles) | ⓘHooksett Crushed Stone Quarry, Hooksett, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 34.3km (21.3 miles) | ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Dracut Quarry; Condon Quarry; Essex Bituminous), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 41.2km (25.6 miles) | ⓘRoute 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 41.8km (26.0 miles) | ⓘChelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 43.8km (27.2 miles) | ⓘOsgood Graphite Mine, Nelson, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 45.5km (28.2 miles) | ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Lunenburg Quarry), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 45.9km (28.5 miles) | ⓘOld lime quarries, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 48.1km (29.9 miles) | ⓘMerry Hill, Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 52.1km (32.4 miles) | ⓘRoute 114 calc-silicate locality, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA |
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Joppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA