About Chrome Diopside

Chrome Diopside is in the diopside family. One of the most common members of the pyroxene group. Often occurs in metamorphosed limestones (marbles) as generally pale greenish to greyish green crystals, masses and blebs/grains associated with humite-group minerals, spinel, phlogopite, tremolite and grossular.

Hardness

5.5 on the Mohs scale.

Occurrence

Myanmar (Burma), Russia, Pakistan, South Africa, Austria, Brazil, Italy, North America, Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Finland. Star diopside is mainly from India.

Appearance

Colored by Chromium, this dark green diopside is similar in color to tsavorite garnet .

Enhancements

Chrome diopside is not enhanced.