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Epidote is a calcium aluminium iron sorosilicate mineral.

Key facts

Mineral.name
Epidote
Mineral.category
Sorosilicates
Mineral.boxbgcolor
79941d
Mineral.boxtextcolor
white
Mineral.image
Эпидот(пушкинит).jpg
Mineral.imagesize
290px
Mineral.formula
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Mineral.IMAsymbol
Ep
Mineral.system
Monoclinic
Mineral.class
Prismatic (2/m) (same H–M symbol)
Mineral.symmetry
P21/m
Mineral.color
Pistachio green, yellow-green, greenish black, brownish-green, green, black
Mineral.habit
Prismatic with striations, fibrous, massive
Mineral.twinning
On [100]
Mineral.cleavage
{001} perfect and {100} imperfect
Mineral.fracture
Flat regular to uneven
Mineral.mohs
6–7
Mineral.luster
Vitreous to resinous

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Wikidata facts

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Epidote - Canta, Lima, Peru.jpg
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Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
9.BG.05a
Commons category
Epidote
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
9.BG.05a
Commons gallery
Epidote
solid solution series with
clinozoisite
type locality (geology)
Le Bourg-d'Oisans
IMA Mineral Symbol
Ep
chemical formula
{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Strunz 8th edition (series ID, updated)
VIII/B.15a
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