zoisite

See also: zoïsite

English

Zoisite

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɔɪˌsaɪt/

Noun

zoisite (plural zoisites)

1. (mineralogy) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, Ca₂Al₃(SiO₄)(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^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Anagrams

• iotizes