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diopside Definition

di·op·side (dī äp′sīd′, -sid)

noun

a light-colored, hard, crystalline pyroxene, CaMg(SiO), calcium magnesium silicate, found in some limestones and metamorphic rocks and sometimes used as a gem

Etymology: Fr < di- (see di-) + Gr opsis, appearance, sight (< ōps, eye); assoc. in meaning with Gr diopsis, transparency < dia-, through + opsis, sight

diopside Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Other minerals present include diopside, pargasite, spinel, phlogopite, apatite, graphite, pyrrhotite and zircon ( Davidson 1943 ).