Chrome Diopside Gemstones

Chrome Diopside is colored green because it contains the mineral Chromium.  Chrome Diopside is not nearly as beautiful a name as some of the other gemstones, however, don't let its name put you off.  Chrone Diopside is an absolute beautiful gemstone.  There are other varieties of diopside, but chrome diopside is a rich-green color gem grade variety.

The chrome rich variety of diopside comes from Siberia within Russia.  Mining Chrome Diopside can be challenging and extremely difficult.  It is often mined in sub-zero temperatures where a man's strength is diminished greatly.  Too much exposure to the raw temperatures can result in hypothermia and death.  Miners are warned to take every precaution and mining is halted during the potentially deadly winter months.