Tashmarine  (variety of Diopside)
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Tashmarine is a trade name derived from "tash" as the word for "stone" in many of the Pharsee-based Central Asian languages, and "marine" meaning "ocean" in Latin. Tash is also the nickname of Natasha, the daughter of Eric and Kathe Braunwart, the owners of Columbia Gem House, the company that first brought the gem to market.

Discovered in 2001; IMA status: Not Valid (a trade name)

Chemistry

Chemical Formula:

CaMgSi₂O₆ + Fe

Calcium Magnesium Silicate + Iron

More Information

Tashmarine is a variety of Diopside.
For more information please see the Diopside information page.
 

Additional Information: 

Mindat.org (Tashmarine)
Mindat.org (Diopside)
Webmineral.com (Diopside)

Tashmarine is a trade name for a yellowish green variety of Diopside. It should not be confused with Chrome Diopside as Tashmarine does not contain any chromium and is a lighter shade of green. The color of Tashmarine is probably due to its iron (Fe) content and is described as "medium intensity bluish green to slightly yellowish green." The original Tashmarine source was a mine high in the mountains of Xinjiang Province, China but it has also been found in Tajikistan.

Tashmarine is a trade name derived from "tash" as the word for "stone" in many of the Pharsee-based Central Asian languages, and "marine" meaning "ocean" in Latin. Hence, the ocean colored stone. Tash is also the nickname of Natasha, the daughter of Eric and Kathe Braunwart, the owners of Columbia Gem House, the company that first brought the gem to the market.

Tashmarine is touted as being the first new gem variety discovery of the 21st century. The first Tashmarine was discovered in China in 2001 and Columbia Gem House launched this gem on the world market for the first time in 2002. Columbia Gem House is a Vancouver, Washington-based firm that specializes in making markets for new gemstones.
 

  
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