diopside

diopside
/duy op"suyd, -sid/, n. Mineral.
a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, calcium magnesium silicate, CaMg(SiO3)2, occurring in various colors, usually in crystals.
[1800-10; DI-3 + Gk óps(is) appearance + -IDE]

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Common silicate mineral in the pyroxene family.

Diopside is a calcium and magnesium silicate (CaMgSi2O6) that occurs in metamorphosed siliceous limestones and dolomites, in skarns, and in igneous rocks. It is also found in small amounts in many chondritic meteorites. Clear specimens of good green colour are sometimes cut as gems.

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      common silicate mineral in the pyroxene family that occurs in metamorphosed siliceous limestones and dolomites and in skarns (skarn) (contact-metamorphic rocks rich in iron); it is also found in small amounts in many chondrite meteorites. Clear specimens of good green colour are sometimes cut as gems.

      Diopside is a calcium and magnesium silicate (CaMgSi2O6). It forms a complete chemical replacement series with hedenbergite in which ferrous iron completely replaces magnesium in the molecular structure. Hedenbergite is common in limestone skarns, in thermally metamorphosed iron-rich sediments, and in some igneous rocks; sodium-rich varieties are found in many alkaline rocks. See also augite. For detailed physical properties, see pyroxene (table).

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