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Diopside Phlogopite & Scapolite In Marble

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Diopside Phlogopite & Scapolite In Marble

Fluorescent

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Description
Locality: 
Gföhl, Krems-Land District, Lower Austria, Austria
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6 × 8.4 × 4.2 cm
Weight: 
244.00gr
Description

Rough piece of fluorescent Diopside (blue/white ) with phlogopite (yellow) in Marble matrix. some Scapolite is also present and has a orange colour in UV LW. Photos in UV SW+LW, SW and natural light

Diopside : 

Most Common Activator: n[TiO6] cluster

Other activators:   Cr3+ , Fe3+ , Mn2+ , Nd3+

Phlöogopite : 

Most Common Activator: Mn2+

Other activators:            TiO6 , O* , n[TiO6] cluster 

Scapolite 

Most Common Activator: Fe3+

Other activators:            Pb2+ , S2- , Eu2+ , Mn2+ , O-2

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white

Phlogopite

Formula: 
KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White

Marble

Variety Of: 

Calcite

Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Hardness: 
3.0

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