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Chromium-bearing Diopside from
Mount Noorat, Noorat, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia


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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Mount Noorat, Noorat, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
07027930017272038476032.jpg
Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Mount Noorat, Noorat, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Mount Noorat, Noorat, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Diopside var: Chromium-bearing Diopside
Formula:Ca(Mg,Cr)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fayalite-Forsterite Series1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chromium-bearing Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Noorat, Noorat, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:836916
Long-form Identifier:1:3:836916:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chromium-bearing Diopside
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘMount Shadwell Quarry, Mortlake, Moyne Shire, Victoria, Australia
References
Val Hannah Collection
 
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