diopside
/dahy-op-sahyd, -sid/US // daɪˈɒp saɪd, -sɪd //UK // (daɪˈɒpsaɪd, -sɪd) //
叠石板,叠石膏,叠层,叠石
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Mineralogy.
- : a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, calcium magnesium silicate, CaMg2, occurring in various colors, usually in crystals.
Examples
The augite is mostly a variety of diopside and is only occasionally idiomorphic.
Diopside, dī-op′sid, n. a grayish and readily cleavable variety of pyroxene.
Here it is believed to be an alteration product of diopside (lime-magnesia pyroxene) in a contact-metamorphic silicated zone.
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