Diopside

created by Webster 1913

(thing) by Segnbora-t (2.9 hr) (print) ? I like it! Sat Jun 03 2000 at 23:39:02

A distant relative of the spodumene family, diopside is found in various bright colors, most commonly emerald-green, but also a lighter green resembling tourmaline and a violet-blue. (Chromium, iron and magnesium content determine the gemstone's color.) Mined in Myanmar, India, Brazil, parts of Africa, Russia, and the United States (especially New York). Beautiful but not often used in jewelry because of its low rating (5.5) on the Mohs hardness scale.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) I like it! Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:05:22

Di*op"side (?), n. [Gr. = twice + a sight, fr. the root of I shall see: cf. F. diopside.] Min.

A crystallized variety of pyroxene, of a clear, grayish green color; mussite.

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