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diopside

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek [Term?] (through) + [Term?] (view)

Noun

diopside (countable and uncountable, plural diopsides)

  1. (mineralogy) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi2O6, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

Translations

Related terms

  • diopsidite

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Diopside”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database
  • “diopside”, in Mindat.org?[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2021.
  • diopside on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • dipodies

French

Noun

diopside m (plural diopsides)

  1. (mineralogy) diopside

Italian

Noun

diopside f (plural diopsidi)

  1. (mineralogy) diopside

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wollastonite

English

Etymology

Wollaston +? -ite, after William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist.

Noun

wollastonite (countable and uncountable, plural wollastonites)

  1. (mineralogy) A grey inosilicate mineral, mostly calcium silicate, CaSiO3, found deposited in limestone.

Translations


French

Noun

wollastonite f (plural wollastonites)

  1. (mineralogy) wollastonite

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • volastonite
  • wollastonita, volastonita

Noun

wollastonite f (uncountable)

  1. (mineralogy) wollastonite (a grey inosilicate mineral)

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