Mtundu wamba wa diopside ndi buluu-wobiriwira mpaka wachikasu-wobiriwira, bulauni, wachikasu, wofiirira, wopanda mtundu mpaka woyera.Kuwala kwa galasi lowala.Ngati chromium ilipo mu diopside, mcherewo uli ndi tinge wobiriwira, kotero miyala yamtengo wapatali ya diopside nthawi zambiri imasokonezeka ndi miyala yamtengo wapatali monga olivine wachikasu wobiriwira, (wobiriwira) tourmaline, ndi chrysoberite, zomwe ndithudi zimadalira kusiyana kwina pakati pa mchere. kuwasiyanitsa.