Diopside

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Diopside is one of the most common members of the Pyroxene family. It usually comes in two forms. One is Chrome Diopside, which is also known as Siberian Emerald or Green Diopside, and the other is the less common Black Star Diopside. The name Diopside is derived from the Greek ords“dis”, which means twice, and “opse”,which means face. It means double appearance, which refers to the way the crystal’s prism is orientated. Diopside may occur as a colorless crystal, but there are Diopside crystals that are brown, yellowish brown, blue-green, greenish black, grey, green, white, or lavender. The black variety of Diopside is known as Black Star Diopside because it exhibits a star on the crystal.