Strand splinter, Chrome Diopside A, 02-03 x 03-10mm
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The flat, face-drilled splinters of chrome Diopside are about 2-3mm thick and have a diameter of about 3 - 10mm.
In gemmology Chrome Diopside is used when a stone is needed to promote inspiration and to strengthen vitality, harmony and joie de vivre.
The name Diopside is derived from the Greek word "dis" (double) and "opsis" (sight) and indicates that Diopside crystals often occur as twins.
The mineral was first described in 1800 by José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva under the name Coccolite, but in the meantime this name is considered obsolete. Derived from its English name Chrome Diopside is also wrongly written with the final letter T (Chromdiopsite).