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CHROME DIOPSIDE COLLECTION

CHROME DIOPSIDE COLLECTION

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Chrome Diopside

Chrome Diopside is a rich green gemstone known for its vivid, natural color. It is one of the most affordable bright-green gemstones and is particularly admired for its intense emerald-like appearance.

What Is Chrome Diopside?

Chrome diopside is a variety of the mineral diopside, colored green by chromium.
Chromium is the same element that gives emerald its color, which is why chrome diopside often shows a similar, vibrant green.

 Hardness

  • Hardness: 5.5 – 6.5 on the Mohs scale

Color

Its color is one of its strongest features:

  • Rich forest green
  • Bright emerald-green
  • Sometimes very deep green, almost black in larger stones

Where It Comes From

  • Pakistan
  • Russian (But Russian material is considered the most intense and valuable)
  • Afghanistan
  • South Africa
  • Madagascar
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