| Name: | Zoisite Zo |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #375: Clinozoisite Tormiq Valley, Roundu District, Pakistan  #334: Zoisite var. Tanzanite Merelani Hills, Tanzania  #449: Zoisite var. Tanzanite Merelani Hills, Tanzania  #391: Zoisite var. Tanzanite (Pair) Merelani Hills, Tanzania  #45: Zoisite var. Tanzanite Merelani Hills, Tanzania  #312: 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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