Acer palmatum, although there are more than 100 species of maple worldwide, only one species (Acer campestre) is native to the UK.

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Earth lab datasite

Pyroxene
Silicate diopside
calcium magnesium iron silicate
Ca (Mg Fe) Si2 O6
Scale bar = 1 centimetre
cleavage: Good parallel
crystal system: Monoclinic
hardness:  5.0 - 6.0
relative density:  3.2 - 3.4
Lendalfoot, Ballantrae
24 D 3