Diopside
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noun.
A light green, monoclinic pyroxene mineral, CaMgSi
2
O
6
, used as a gemstone and refractory.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A variety or subspecies of pyroxene, containing as bases chiefly calcium and magnesium, with more or less iron.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A crystallized variety of pyroxene, of a clear, grayish green color; mussite.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
monoclinic
pyroxene
mineral
, a
magnesium
calcium
silicate
with the chemical formula
Ca
Mg
Si
2
O
6, found in
igneous
and
metamorphic
rocks
.
Word Usage
""diopside" - everything except the 4-square-mile Kalaupapa peninsula below the cliffs (which has its own parish) - set up a big-screen TV at Sat."
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
mussite