{"id":225,"date":"2026-11-14T19:20:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T19:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/?page_id=225"},"modified":"2026-11-14T19:20:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T19:20:25","slug":"dmw-material-diopside","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/?page_id=225","title":{"rendered":"Diopside Cabochon Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"225\" class=\"elementor elementor-225\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e16ef7a e-con-full stone-guide e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e16ef7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e88a5de dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e88a5de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/?page_id=27\">\u2190 Back to shop cabochons<\/a> \/ Stone guide\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cfce73 dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73cfce73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE MATERIAL LIBRARY<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c1511e dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16c1511e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diopside<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22925005 dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22925005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A pyroxene mineral; chrome diopside is the vivid green gem variety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2978120e e-con-full guide-layout e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2978120e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63247b3f e-con-full guide-picture e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63247b3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2129595 dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2129595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/diopside.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"DMW Designs \u2014 diopside.webp\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG13ZGVzaWducy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzExXC9kaW9wc2lkZS53ZWJwIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1448\" height=\"1086\" src=\"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/diopside.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-166\" alt=\"Illustration of a polished oval Diopside cabochon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/diopside.webp 1448w, https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/diopside-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/diopside-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/diopside-768x576.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1448px) 100vw, 1448px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">HD illustrative reference of diopside. AI-created; not a photograph of available inventory. Natural stones vary in color and pattern.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d98d7a5 e-con-full guide-facts e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d98d7a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a860ada0 e-con-full guide-fact e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a860ada0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40b67033 dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40b67033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Colors &amp; patterns<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df4828e0 dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df4828e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Green shades; some dark material shows a star when correctly cut.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e75856 e-con-full guide-fact e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08e75856\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d1fa4a9 dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d1fa4a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Typical origins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e603f8b dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e603f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Russia is a notable source of chrome diopside; other diopside varieties occur worldwide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bb16577 e-con-full guide-fact e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7bb16577\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fc1beb dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38fc1beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hardness<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54fa2f33 dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54fa2f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>5.5\u20136.5 on the Mohs scale.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea208817 e-con-full guide-details e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea208817\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15d7588 e-con-full guide-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c15d7588\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3932642c dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3932642c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choosing &amp; setting this material<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2846600f dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2846600f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cleavage and moderate hardness favor pendants, earrings and protected settings. A star is a special optical effect and is not present in every cab.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92773aa e-con-full guide-section e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f92773aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b94e1d4 dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b94e1d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Care &amp; cleaning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1adefc7c dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1adefc7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Clean gently with lukewarm water, a little mild soap and a soft cloth, then dry. Avoid steam, ultrasonic cleaners, harsh chemicals and sudden temperature changes, especially when treatments are unknown.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea62f7d dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aea62f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"guide-note\">Origins above describe typical sources of the material, not the origin of an illustrated or stocked stone. Hardness measures scratch resistance, not resistance to breaking. Confirm the identity and treatments of the actual piece.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed76d8de dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed76d8de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-actions\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/?page_id=29\">Ask about a custom diopside cabochon \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/?page_id=27\">Explore all 59 materials<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9eb27b0 dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9eb27b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"guide-sources\"><p>Further reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firemountaingems.com\/learn\/categories\/essential-resources\/gemstone-meanings\/chrome-diopside-gemstone-meanings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Material reference<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gia.edu\/gem-treatment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GIA: gem treatments<\/a><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed62a84e dmw-native elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed62a84e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"guide-pager\" aria-label=\"More stone guides\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/?page_id=224\">\u2190 Crystal<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/?page_id=226\">Emerald \u2192<\/a><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-225","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=225"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":285,"href":"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/225\/revisions\/285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dmwdesigns.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}