kanoite

{{Infobox mineral | name = Kanoite | category = Inosilicate minerals (single chain) | group = Pyroxene group, clinopyroxene subgroup | boxwidth = | boxbgcolor = | image = Kanoite displayed at Mining Museum of Akita University.jpg | caption = Kanoite exhibited at the Mining Museum of Akita University, Japan | formula = | IMAsymbol = Knt | molweight = 246.73 g/mol | system = Monoclinic | class = Prismatic (2/m) (same H-M symbol) | symmetry = P21/c | unit cell = a = 9.73, b = 8.93 c = 5.26 [Å]; β = 108.56°; Z = 4 | color = Light pinkish brown | habit = | twinning = Polysynthetic | cleavage = Perfect on {110}, {110} - {10} = 88° | fracture = | tenacity = | mohs = 6 | luster = vitreous | refractive = nα = 1.715 nβ = 1.715 nγ = 1.728 | opticalprop = Biaxial (+) | 2V = 40-42 measured | birefringence = 0.0130 | pleochroism = | streak = | gravity = 3.66 | density = | melt = | fusibility = | diagnostic = | solubility = | diaphaneity = Semitransparent | other = | references = }}

Kanoite is a light pinkish brown silicate mineral that is found in metamorphic rocks. It is an inosilicate and has a chemical formula of . It is a member of pyroxene group and clinopyroxene subgroup.