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diopside

[ dahy-op-sahyd, -sid ]

noun

, Mineralogy.
  1. a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, calcium magnesium silicate, CaMg(SiO 3 ) 2 , occurring in various colors, usually in crystals.


diopside

/ -sɪd; daɪˈɒpsaɪd /

noun

  1. a colourless or pale-green pyroxene mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form: used as a gemstone. Formula: CaMgSi 2 O 6
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diopside

/ dī-ŏpsīd′ /

  1. A light green, monoclinic variety of pyroxene, used as a gemstone and as a refractory material. Chemical formula: CaMgSi 2 O 6 .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of diopside1

1800–10; di- 3 + Greek óps(is) appearance + -ide ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of diopside1

C19: from di- ² + Greek opsis sight, appearance + -ide
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Example Sentences

The augite is mostly a variety of diopside and is only occasionally idiomorphic.

Diopside, dī-op′sid, n. a grayish and readily cleavable variety of pyroxene.

Here it is believed to be an alteration product of diopside (lime-magnesia pyroxene) in a contact-metamorphic silicated zone.

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