diopsidite

English

Etymology

From diopside +‎ -ite.

Noun

diopsidite (countable and uncountable, plural diopsidites)

  1. Any rock consisting of 90% or more diopside.
    • 2010, Timothy M. Kusky, Mingguo Zhai, Wenjiao Xiao, The Evolving Continents, page 140:
      Moreau (1963) recognized two types of diopsidite: that closely associated with marble, and that intercalated with alumino-silicate gneisses.
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