Diopside | Article about Diopside by The Free Dictionary
a rockforming mineral, a silicate of the group of monoclinic pyroxenes. Its chemical composition is CaMg[Si 2 O 6]; part of the Mg can be replaced by Fe 2+.Gray to grayishgreen in color, it has a hardness on the mineralogical scale of and a density of 3,2703,400 kg/m is usually encountered as irregularly shaped grains with a good cleavage in gabbro, diabase, diorite ...