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Mindat Short Description

Formerly assigned to the Epidote Group. Since Zoisite is the orthorhombic polymorph of Clinozoisite, zoisite is no longer considered a member of this group, according to the new nomenclature of the Epidote Supergroup (Armbruster et al., 2006; Mills e...

Geoscience Ontology Status Notes

Jameson R (1805) Zoisite, System of Mineralogy II, Bell and Bradfute (Edinburgh, U.K.) 597-598

IMA Formula (from Mindat)

Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)

RRUFF Formula (from Geoscience Ontology)

Ca2Al3(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

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