zoisite

Summary

zoisite is a mineral species^[1]. zoisite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (636 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• zoisite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[3].
• Sigmund Zois is named after zoisite^[4].
• zoisite's chemical formula is recorded as Ca₂Al₃(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)^[5].
• zoisite is a type of epidote mineral group^[6].
• zoisite's Commons category is recorded as Zoisite^[7].
• zoisite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system^[8].
• zoisite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[9].
• zoisite's space group is recorded as space group Pnma^[10].
• zoisite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/B.15b^[11].
• zoisite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.BG.10^[12].
• zoisite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.BG.10^[13].
• zoisite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6.5'}^[14].
• zoisite's described by source is recorded as System of Mineralogy^[15].
• zoisite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• zoisite's type locality is recorded as Saualpe^[17].
• zoisite's type locality is recorded as Sauland^[18].
• zoisite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Zo^[19].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for zoisite include clinozoisite^[20], a mineral species^[21].

Why It Matters

zoisite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (636 views/month).^[2] zoisite has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] zoisite is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Entities named for zoisite include clinozoisite^[20], a mineral species^[21].