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diopside
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di·op·side  (d-psd)
n.
A light green, monoclinic pyroxene mineral, CaMgSi2O6, used as a gemstone and refractory.
[French : di-, two (from Greek; see di-1) + Greek -opsis, -opsis.]
diopside [daɪˈɒpsaɪd -sɪd]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a colourless or pale-green pyroxene mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form: used as a gemstone. Formula: CaMgSi2O6
[from di-2 + Greek opsis sight, appearance + -ide]
diopside  (d-psd)
A light green, monoclinic variety of pyroxene, used as a gemstone and as a refractory material. Chemical formula: CaMgSi2O6.
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