ʻO ka waihoʻoluʻu maʻamau o ka diopside he uliuli-'ōmaʻomaʻo i ka melemele-'ōmaʻomaʻo, ʻeleʻele, melemele, poni, kala ʻole a keʻokeʻo.Luster for aniani luster.Inā loaʻa ka chromium i ka diopside, he ʻōmaʻomaʻo ko ka mineral, no laila huikau pinepine nā gems diopside me nā pōhaku ʻē aʻe e like me ka olivine melemele-'ōmaʻomaʻo, ('ōmaʻomaʻo) tourmaline, a me ka chrysoberite, ʻoiaʻiʻo e pili ana i nā ʻokoʻa kino ʻē aʻe ma waena o nā minerala. e hoʻokaʻawale iā lākou.