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Clinozoisite
Clinozoisite Subgroup
of the
Epidote Group
Clinozoisite-Epidote Series
. The Al
3
analogue of
Epidote
. May be visually similar to
zoisite
.
History
Activities related to discovery and approval of the group members
Structural context
Clinozoisite
Crystal System
monoclinic
Crystal Class
prismatic
Space Group
P21/m
a
8.793—8.8923 (8.8739)
b
5.526—5.6065 (5.5862)
c
9.996—10.2585 (10.1611)
alpha
90
beta
114.97—115.5 (115.2801)
gamma
90
volume
439.119—461.727 (455.466)
Based on
23
measurements
Chemical context
Stoichiometric formulas
Clinozoisite
mindat.org
April 9, 2023
(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si
2
O
7
][SiO
4
](OH)
March 13, 2023
{Ca
2
}{Al
3
}(Si
2
O
7
)(SiO
4
)O(OH)
IMA
March 13, 2023
Ca
2
Al
3
[Si
2
O
7
][SiO
4
]O(OH)
mineralogy.rocks
Aug. 30, 2022
Ca
2
Al
3
(Si
2
O
7
)(SiO
4
)O(OH)
Elements recorded on EPMA
23
Al
23
Ca
23
O
23
Si
13
H
9
Sr
7
Cr
6
Fe
Physical properties
Color
Color entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
colourless
light green
yellow-green
pale brownish
green-brown
Color note
Original color note from the source
Colourless, green, grey, light green, yellow-green, pale brownish, green-brown, pink
Streak
Streak entities, recognized using a custom trained NER model
greyish white
Streak note
Original streak note from the source
Greyish white
Lustre
Vitreous
Fracture
Irregular/Uneven
Transparency
Transparent
Translucent
Hardness
7
Measured density
3.3—3.4
Calculated density
3.23