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CHROME DIOPSIDE:

Chrome Diopside is a chromium-rich, transparent to translucent variety of gemstone-quality calcium magnesium silicate. It is one of the rarer varieties of diopside and belongs to the pyroxene family of minerals. Chrome diopside is an officially recognized variety of diopside and one of the newest gems on the market today. Even though it's considered relatively new, it very quickly made its way into the mainstream gem trade and became one of the most popular green gemstones of today. Despite the widespread belief that green gemstones are common, naturally occurring green gemstones are actually quite rare.

For most of time since its discovery in 1988, chrome diopside was sourced from only one location, Russia's Eastern Siberia. But more recently, other deposits have been found in various other localities around the world, most notably Pakistan, which is now considered a significant supplier for chromium-rich diopside. When it first appeared in the European gemstone market, dealers instantly raved about the attractive glowing green color of chrome diopside and began comparing it to other more expensive green gemstones. Word quickly began to spread that the color of chrome diopside could rival that of tsavorite and chrome tourmaline, but was available at just a fraction of the price. Then, shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Russia granted chrome diopside class one export status and it began to flood the international market, aggressively marketed as an affordable alternative for emerald, demantoid garnet and tsavorite garnet. Still to this day, despite its rarity, chrome diopside has remained very much affordable and modestly priced.

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