Zoisite [ Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) ]

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Material properties

Formula Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)
Abbreviation Zo
Classifications Minerals containing OH, Minerals containing SiO4, Epidote (group)
Luminescence emitters Eu, Tb, V
Spectra Luminescence (1)
IMA Status Grandfathered (pre-IMA), 1805
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Related materials Clinozoisite
Crystal symmetry Orthorhombic, Point group mmm, Space group Pnma (#62)
Tags Hydroxide , Mineral, Aluminosilicate

Composition

Element Atoms
H 1
Si 3
Al 3
Ca 2
O 13
Total: 22

Specimens of Zoisite

Name Owner Materials Image Spectra Techniques
Tista 2020 D4 Shaker CSIRO Albite, Allanite-(Ce), Amphibole, Andesine, Apatite, Augite, Biotite, Bytownite, Chlorite, Mg, Fe, Epidote, Garnet, Grossular, Ilmenite, Ilmenite, Mn, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Oligoclase, Pyroxene, Quartz, Staurolite, Titanite, Titanohematite, Xenotime-(Y), Zircon, Zoisite 46 CL, EDS
Tista 2020 D4 Zircon conc CSIRO Albite, Apatite, Biotite, Florencite-(Ce), Ilmenite, K feldspar, Kyanite, Monazite-(Ce), Muscovite, Plagioclase, Quartz, Rutile, Scheelite, Titanite, Zircon, Zoisite 27 CL, EDS