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| Name: | Epidote Ep |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #140: Epidote / Dolomite Atlas Mtns., Morocco  #169: Magnetite / Epidote Khogyani, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan  #211: Quartz / Axinite & Epidote New Melones Reservoir, Calaveras County, California, USA  #576: Epidote / Quartz Kharan Dist. , Balochistan, Pakistan  #753: Quartz / Epidote Goboboseb Mtns., Brandberg Area, Erongo, Namibia  #841: Epidote / Quartz Los Serranos Quarry, Alicante, Valencian Comm., Spain  #873: Epidote Prince of Wales, Alaska, USA  #1139: Prehnite / Epidote (Tumbled)  #1520: Epidote Ras Koh Mountains, Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| IMA Chemistry: | Ca2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Epidote contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Aluminum (Al) Iron (Fe) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
| Year First Published: | 1801 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Haüy R J (1801) Epidote, Traité de Minéralogie 3, 102-113 |
| Structural Group Name: | Clinozoisite, Epidote |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | epidote |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 6.5 |
| Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.45 |
| Dispersion: | 0.019 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Epidote (Wiki) Search Mindat: Epidote Search Web Mineral DB: Epidote |
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