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Diopside from
Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan


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Diopside

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Diopside, etc.

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Diopside

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Diopside

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Diopside, etc.

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Diopside

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Diopside

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Diopside, etc.

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Diopside

Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
Locality type:Belt
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Tremolite1
Chrysotile1
Lizardite1
Epidote1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fengtien nephrite belt, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:227661
Long-form Identifier:1:3:227661:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘHon-Nieng Serpentine Quarry, Wanrong Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘYiyuan Quarry, Wanrong Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
37.9km (23.5 miles) ⓘTaroko gorge, Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
References
Wan, Hsien-Ming, Yeh, Chun-Lu (1984) Uvarovite and grossular from the Fengtien nephrite deposits, eastern Taiwan. Mineralogical Magazine, 48 (346) 31-37 doi:10.1180/minmag.1984.048.346.05
Zhengzhang Tao (1992): The Nephrite of Taiwan. Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology 13(4), 21-27.
 
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