Definition of Zoisite. Meaning of Zoisite. Synonyms of Zoisite

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Definition of Zoisite

Zoisite
Zoisite ois"ite, n. [After its discoverer, Von Zois, an Austrian mineralogist.] (Min.) A grayish or whitish mineral occurring in orthorhombic, prismatic crystals, also in columnar masses. It is a silicate of alumina and lime, and is allied to epidote.

Meaning of Zoisite from wikipedia

- Zoisite, first known as saualpite, after its type locality, is a calcium aluminum hydroxy sorosilicate belonging to the epidote group of minerals. Its...
- Tanzanite is the blue and violet variety of the mineral zoisite (a calcium aluminium hydroxyl sorosilicate), caused by small amounts of vanadium. Tanzanite...
- Four Kings of Heaven are derived from minerals: beryl, jadeite, nephrite, zoisite, and kunzite.: Act 11  In some English adaptations, Kunzite's name is changed...
- Anyolite is a metamorphic rock composed of intergrown green zoisite, black/dark green pargasite and ruby. It has been found in the Arusha Region of Tanzania...
- grunerite) Antozonite (variety of fluorite) Anyolite (metamorphic rock - zoisite, ruby, and hornblende) Aquamarine (light blue variety of beryl) Argentite...
- crystalline or m****ive pink manganese-bearing variety of the mineral zoisite. Manganese substitutes for calcium in the structure with up to two percent...
- hornblende, quartz, plagioclase, and andesine. Minor minerals include epidote, zoisite, garnet, and sphene. Metamorphic textures in these rocks can either be...
- rutile, quartz, lawsonite, coesite, amphibole, phengite, paragonite, zoisite, dolomite, corundum and, rarely, diamond. The chemistry of primary and...
- (SiO4)4− and (Si2O7)6− groups} Epidote – Ca2(Al,Fe)3O(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH) Zoisite – Ca2Al3O(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH) Tanzanite – Ca2Al3O(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH) Clinozoisite...
- to the highest blueschist facies, jadeite reacts with lawsonite to form zoisite and paragonite: Minerals ****ociated with jadeite include: glaucophane,...