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diopside
[ dahy-op-sahyd, -sid ]
/ daɪˈɒp saɪd, -sɪd /
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noun Mineralogy.
a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, calcium magnesium silicate, CaMg(SiO3)2, occurring in various colors, usually in crystals.
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How to use diopside in a sentence
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.
The Economic Aspect of Geology|C. K. Leith
British Dictionary definitions for diopside
diopside
/ (daɪˈɒpsaɪd, -sɪd) /
noun
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
Word Origin for diopside
C19: from di- ² + Greek opsis sight, appearance + -ide
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Scientific definitions for diopside
diopside
[ dī-ŏp′sīd′ ]
A light green, monoclinic variety of pyroxene, used as a gemstone and as a refractory material. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6.
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