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Diopsid vs Diopside - What's the difference?

diopsid | diopside |

As nouns the difference between diopsid and diopside

is that diopsid is any member of the Diopsidae while diopside is a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

diopsid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) Any member of the Diopsidae.

    • 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)