Diopside
The Pyroxene Minerals
Diopside is a light-green mineral with the formula CaMgSi2O6 typically found in marble or contact-metamorphosed limestone. It forms a series with the brown pyroxene hedenbergite, CaFeSi2O6.
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Pyroxene Appearances
Pyroxene in XenolithsPyroxene in GranitoidsOther Primary Minerals
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