Citation: Warren, B; Bragg, W L (1928). The structure of diopside, Ca Mg (Si O3)2.. Zeitschrift fuer Kristallographie, Kristallgeometrie, Kristallphysik,Kristallchemie (-144,1977), 69, pp. 168-193.
Formula: Ca Mg O6 Si2
Chemical name: Calcium magnesium catena-silicate
List type: noninterleaving
List: 3D
Basis: (1;0;0 0;1;0 0;0;1)
Dimensionality: 3
Formula: Mg4 O24 Si8 (Mg O6 Si2)
Multiplicity: 1
Coordination sequences: