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Diopside is a member of pyroxene group mineral with formula is MgCaSi2O6. Specimens can be colorless but are more often bottle green, brownish green, or light green in color. It has two distinct prismatic cleavages at 87 and 93° typical of the pyroxene series. Diopside occurs in the form of equant to prismatic crystals that are …







Black Star Diopside. Black star or star diopside is a black to dark green variety exhibiting asterism (a four-rayed star pattern) when cut into a cabochon. Chrome Diopside. This is an emerald-green chromium-bearing variety of diopside. Chrome diopside is valuable because of its dramatic color, pleochroism, and fluorescence. Diallage











Chrome diopside is colored by chromium, the same element that gives emerald its rich green color. This beautiful intense green color and its high refraction give the gem great brilliance and life. Diopside is found in many areas around the world and in different colors, however, gem quality chrome diopside is mined in the mountains of Siberia ...















Diopside forms an isomorphous series with hedenbergite ( CaFe(SiO 3) 2) and the iron that comes from hedenbergite is the prime cause of color in diopside. This page titled 16.09: Diopside is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by gemology via source content that was edited to the style and standards ...











Diopside is a calcium-magnesium silicate mineral that belongs to the pyroxene group. Its unique physical appearance has colors ranging from deep green to light green and even colorless. The name "Diopside" originated from the Greek words "di," meaning two, and "opsis," meaning appearance or vision. Diopside crystals display two different colors or …










