DIOPSIDE CaMgSi2O6 (monoclinic)
pyroxene group, varieties: chrome diopside (India, Russia), fassaite, sahlite, schefferite, violan, zinc-schefferite

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corundum variety ruby in diopside
Transvaal, Northern Province, South Africa