| Name: | Diopside Di |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #31: Diopside Badakhshan, Afghanistan  #245: Uralite (Actinolite ps. After Diopside) Calumet Iron Mine, Chaffee County, Colorado, USA  #6: Diopside Badakhshan, Afghanistan  #227: Spinel / Diopside Morogoro Region, Tanzania |
| IMA Chemistry: | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Diopside contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Magnesium (Mg) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Italy |
| Year First Published: | 1800 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | d’Andrada J B (1800) Der Eigenschaften und Kennzeichen einiger neuen Fossilien aus Schweden und Norwegen nebst einigen chemischen Bemerkungen über dieselben, Allgemeines Journal der Chemie 4, 28-39 |
| Structural Group Name: | Pyroxene |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | pyroxene |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4700 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 6.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.278 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Diopside (Wiki) Search Mindat: Diopside Search Web Mineral DB: Diopside |