Definitions for "Diopside"
A crystallized variety of pyroxene, of a clear, grayish green color; mussite.
Ca(Fe,Mg)Si. An common igneous mineral and metamorphic member of the pyroxene family. As a metamorphic mineral, it forms at moderate to high pressures and temperatures.
crystallized silicate of lime and magnesia found in igneous rocks which ranges in color from clear, grayish green to almost black.