زوئیزیت
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Zoisite, first known as saualpite, after its type locality, is a calcium aluminum hydroxy sorosilicate belonging to the epidote group of minerals. Its chemical formula is Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH).
Key facts
- Mineral.name
- Zoisite
- Mineral.category
- Sorosilicate – epidote group
- Mineral.boxbgcolor
- efe974
- Mineral.image
- Zoisite-33616.jpg
- Mineral.caption
- Yellow zoisite crystal (1.7 × 1 × 0.8 cm)
- Mineral.formula
- Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
- Mineral.IMAsymbol
- Zo
- Mineral.strunz
- 9.BG.10
- Mineral.dana
- 58.2.1b.1
- Mineral.system
- Orthorhombic
- Mineral.class
- Dipyramidal (mmm) H-M symbol: (2/m 2/m 2/m)
- Mineral.symmetry
- Pnma
- Mineral.color
- White, gray, greenish brown, greenish gray, pink, blue, purple
- Mineral.habit
- Prismatic crystals with striations; massive to columnar
- Mineral.cleavage
- Perfect {010} imperfect {100}
- Mineral.fracture
- Uneven to conchoidal
- Mineral.mohs
- 6 to 7
- Mineral.luster
- Vitreous, pearly on cleavage surfaces
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