USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Burma, Color: green, yellow-green, Not Available, Not Available, Not Available, Hardness: 5.5 6, Refractive index: 1.66 1.71, Density: 3.25 3.55, Chemical composition: CaMg(Si2O6), Crystal structure: monoclinic, Origins: USA, Brazyl, Austria, Italy, Tanzania, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka
Ethiopia, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Brazil, USA, Canada, Madagascar, Tanzania, Czech, Slovakia
Yellow, Colorless, Brown, Blue, Brown, Colorless, Green, gray
Black, Red
Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Conchoidal
Not Available
Transparent, Translucent, Not Available, Transparent . Star Diopside is opaque .
Not Available