diopsidite

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noun

Any rock consisting of 90% or more diopside.

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Meanings

noundiopsidite (countable and uncountable, plural diopsidites)

plural diopsidites

  1. countableuncountableAny rock consisting of 90% or more diopside.

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

    2010, Timothy M. Kusky, Mingguo Zhai, Wenjiao Xiao, The Evolving Continents, page 140

Origin

From diopside + -ite.

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APA

diopsidite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diopsidite

MLA

“diopsidite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diopsidite. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diopsidite,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diopsidite.

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