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
USA, Mexico, Austria, India, Southern and central Africa, Australia, Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Spain
Yellow, Colorless, Brown, Blue, Brown, Colorless, Green, gray
Red, Brown, rose
Not Available
Scorpio, Leo, Scorpio, Leo, Scorpio, Leo
Conchoidal, UnevenWalter Schumann, Gemstones of the world (2001) More from other references, Brittle, Conchoidal
Uneven, Conchoidal, Conchoidal to uneven, Brittle
Transparent, Translucent, Not Available, Transparent . Star Diopside is opaque .
Transparent, Opaque, Transparent to nearly opaque