Chrome Diopside
5.5–6Hardness (Mohs)
Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆Chemistry
2Known origins & mines
Deep forest-green chrome diopside from Eastern Siberia's Inagli massif near Yakutia — Russia supplies virtually all gem material. An affordable emerald alternative with 100x less rarity premium.
Known origins & mines
Inagli Massif Yakutia · Russia
Eastern Siberia's Inagli ring complex produces virtually all world chrome diopside — deep forest-green gems from peridotite chromitite seams…
Outokumpu Chrome Diopside · Finland
Historic mining district famed for chromium-rich green diopside in serpentinite skarns - the type setting for Cr-diopside studies.…