diopside

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi₂O₆, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

/daɪˈɑpsaɪd/ /daɪˈɒpsaɪd/

diopside diopsides

From French diopside, from Ancient Greek δίοψις (díopsis, “transparency”) + -ide.

diopsidite

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