Diopside (die-op-side) Found in - South Africa, Sri Lanka, Siberia, Pakistan, California, Canada & India History - Diopside may be colorless, but usually is bottle green, brownish green or light green, depending on how iron rich or magnesium poor the stones are. The name is derived from the Greek words dis (double) and opsis(sight). Very bright green diopside colored by chromium, is known as chrome diopside. Violet-blue crystals, colored by manganese, may be called Violane. A dark green to black colored stone found in India, can be cut as a cabochon to show a star. Star Diopside - a member of the pyroxene group, contains needlelike crystals of magnetite, which make it magnetic. These also produce a distinctive 4 or 6 ray star that is most visible under a single light source. Often known as.
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