Diopside

Introduction

Diopside is a Calcium Magnesium Silicate found in metamorphosed impure limestone, meteorites and igneous basalts.
Diopside was named in 1800 from the Greek word "Dis" meaning double and "Opsis" meaning vision, in reference to the Pleochroism (i.e. different colours are displayed when viewed from different angles) found in its prismatic form.
Diopside has been previously named Schefferite, White Schefferite and Zinc-Schefferite.
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