Diopsidite

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any rock consisting of 90% or more diopside. countable, uncountable

    "Moreau (1963) recognized two types of diopsidite: that closely associated with marble, and that intercalated with alumino-silicate gneisses."

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"Moreau (1963) recognized two types of diopsidite: that closely associated with marble, and that intercalated with alumino-silicate gneisses."

Etymology

From diopside + -ite.

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