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Uncommon card · Science
Diopside, an Uncommon card
Diopside is a monoclinic pyroxene mineral with composition MgCaSi2O6.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 57
- DEF
- 37
- Power
- 94
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 26,000
Power 94 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Diopside quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Diopside card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It has two distinct prismatic cleavages at 87 and 93° typical of the ______ series.
Answer
pyroxene. It has two distinct prismatic cleavages at 87 and 93° typical of the pyroxene series. From the Diopside article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Draw poker. Draw poker 66 · Johann Weyer 63 · Diopside 57 · Desman 49 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It forms complete solid solution series with hedenbergite and augite, and partial solid solutions with orthopyroxene and pigeonite.
- It forms variably colored, but typically dull green crystals in the monoclinic prismatic class.
- It has two distinct prismatic cleavages at 87 and 93° typical of the pyroxene series.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Diopside article was read about 26,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 57 and blocks with 37: each hit it takes is cut by 15 %.
How to get Diopside
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Science cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Diopside in the power ranking, all domains together.
- Jack CardiffUncommon · Arts · ATK 61 DEF 33
- PuppisUncommon · Science · ATK 61 DEF 33
- DesmanUncommon · Society · ATK 49 DEF 45
- DIP switchUncommon · Science · ATK 55 DEF 39
- Draw pokerUncommon · Society · ATK 66 DEF 28
- Immanuel NobelUncommon · Science · ATK 55 DEF 39
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Diopside (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
