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Augite vs Diopside - What's the difference?

augite | diopside |

In mineral terms the difference between augite and diopside

is that augite is a variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt while diopside is a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

augite

English

(wikipedia augite)

Noun

  • (mineral) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.

    • diopside

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (mineral) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula Ca]]MgSi2[[oxygen, O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

    • External links

    * ("diopside" on Wikipedia)