zoisite

See also: zoïsite

English

Zoisite

Etymology

Named after Austrian scientist Baron Sigmund Zois von Edelstein (1747-1819) in 1805.[1] + -ite

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɔɪˌsaɪt/

Noun

zoisite (plural zoisites)

(mineralogy) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, Ca₂Al₃(Si O₄)(Si₂O₇)O(OH).

Derived terms

clinozoisite

Translations

mineral

Chinese:
Mandarin: 黝簾石／黝帘石 (yǒuliánshí)
Finnish: zoisiitti
Japanese: 黝簾石 (ゆうれんせき, yūrenseki), 灰簾石 (かいれんせき, kairenseki)
Latin: zoisītēs m

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Zoisite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“zoisite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997

Anagrams

iotizes

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