Diopside [ CaMgSi2O6 ]

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Material properties

Formulas Ca(Mg,V)Si2O6, CaMgSi2O6
Abbreviation Di
Variants synthetic, Lavrovite, Fe2+
Classification Clinopyroxene
Luminescence emitters Cr, Fe, Mn, O, Si-O, Ti, [TiOn]
Spectra Reflectance (2)
IMA Status Approved (IMA 1988 s.p.)
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Crystal symmetry Monoclinic, Point group 2/m, Space group C2/c (#15)
Tags Mineral, Synthetic, Silicate, Silicate

Composition

Element Atoms
Ca 1
Si 2
O 6
Mg 1
Total: 10

References for Diopside

Specimens of Diopside

Name Owner Materials Phase purity Image Spectra Techniques
M2222-63712 Diopside CSIRO Diopside, Fe2+ (99.0%), Quartz 99.0 0
NR162 Diopside CSIRO Clinochlore, Fe, Diopside (99.0%) 99.0 2 Reflectance
M1324 Diopside CSIRO Andradite, Diopside (98.6%) 98.6 0
M2197 Diopside CSIRO Diopside, Fe2+ (96.2%), Quartz 96.2 0
M0213 Diopside / Molybdenite CSIRO Diopside (71.8%), Molybdenite-2H, Quartz 71.8 0
M1109 Diopside / Talc / Tremolite CSIRO Diopside (69.0%), Quartz, Talc, Tremolite 69.0 0
MT8397 Labradorite / Diopside CSIRO Augite, Diopside, Fe2+ (27.0%), Labradorite, Lizardite, Nontronite-15.6A, Quartz, Rhodonite, Tremolite 27.0 0
M1316 Forsterite / Enstatite / Diopside CSIRO Diopside (14.0%), Enstatite, Forsterite, Fe, Quartz 14.0 0
M1623 Forsterite / Enstatite CSIRO Diopside (9.7%), Enstatite, Forsterite, Fe 9.7 0
150 Prehnite CSIRO Diopside (4.9%), Prehnite 4.9 1 Reflectance
46E6454 Augite CSIRO Augite, Diopside, Fluorite, Muscovite-1M 1 Reflectance
Chondrodite-Calcite-Diopside-Hydrozincite (Ontario) Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech Calcite, Chondrodite, Diopside, Hydrozincite 0
Hydrozincite (#6, Ontario) Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech Calcite, Chondrodite, Diopside, Hydrozincite 0
Phlogopite (#1, West Pierrepont, NY) Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech Diopside, Phlogopite 0
Scapolite (#1, Quebec) Hamblen, Prof James O., Georgia Tech Diopside, Scapolite 0