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MD-240691
Diopside, Vesuvianite
Belvidere Mountain Quarries (Vermont Asbestos Group mine; VAG mine; Ruberoid Asbestos mine; Eden Mills quarries), Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA
Miniature, 4.9 x 4.1 x 1.7 cm
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Lustrous, pearlescent diopside crystals richly and aesthetically cover the matrix plate and are beautifully accented with a scattering of gemmy, green vesuvianite crystals on this fine and classic specimen from the Mt. Belvidere Quarries of Vermont. The diopside crystals reach nearly 1 cm and the gemmy vesuvianites 2 mm. Ex. Bob Whitmore Collection.