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Diopside from
Lake Bullen Merri (Bullenmerri), Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia


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Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Lake Bullen Merri, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
00828880017272282185775.jpg
Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Lake Bullen Merri, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
00090000017375790275770.jpg
Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Lake Bullen Merri, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
00828880017272282185775.jpg
Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Lake Bullen Merri, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
00090000017375790275770.jpg
Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Lake Bullen Merri, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
00828880017272282185775.jpg
Chromium-bearing Diopside, etc.

Lake Bullen Merri, Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
Locality type:Crater Lake
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Comments:Salite.
Xenolithic amphibole pyroxenites in nepheline basanites.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopside2
- var Chromium-bearing Diopside2
Fayalite-Forsterite Series2
Magnetite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lake Bullen Merri (Bullenmerri), Camperdown, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:93334
Long-form Identifier:1:3:93334:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘMount Noorat, Noorat, Corangamite Shire, Victoria, Australia
33.9km (21.0 miles) ⓘMount Shadwell Quarry, Mortlake, Moyne Shire, Victoria, Australia
96.8km (60.1 miles) ⓘMount Buninyong, Buninyong, City of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
References
Eur. J. Mineral. , 1989, 1, pp. 105-121..
 
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