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Name: Zoisite
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Specimens in Collection:

#45: Zoisite var. Tanzanite
Merelani Hills, Tanzania

#312: Zoisite var. Tanzanite
Merelani Hills, Tanzania

#334: Zoisite var. Tanzanite
Merelani Hills, Tanzania

#375: Clinozoisite
Tormiq Valley, Roundu District, Pakistan

#391: Zoisite var. Tanzanite (Pair)
Merelani Hills, Tanzania

#449: Zoisite var. Tanzanite
Merelani Hills, Tanzania

#1536: Zoisite var. Tanzanite
Merelani Hills, Tanzania

#1556: Zoisite var. Tanzanite
Merelani Hills, Tanzania
IMA Chemistry: Ca2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Zoisite contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Aluminum (Al)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: Austria
Year First Published: 1805
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Jameson R (1805) Zoisite, System of Mineralogy II, Bell and Bradfute (Edinburgh, U.K.) 597-598
Structural Group Name: Epidote
Fleischer's Group Name: epidote
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 3640 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 6.5
Diaphaneity: 2.0
Specific Gravity: 3.23
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