Definitions For Zoisite

Noun

ZOISITE (plural ZOISITEs) (mineral) A mineral with orthorhombic crystals, calcium, ca2aluminum, al3(silicon, sioxygen, o4)(Si2O7)O(Ohydrogen, h).

Derived terms

clinozoisite

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 黝簾石, sc=Hani}}, {{t, cmn, 黝帘石 (yǒuliánshí, sc=Hani) 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

Etymology

Named after austrian scientist Baron Sigmund Zois von Edelstein (1747-1819) in 1805.Richard V. Gaines, H. Catherine W. Skinner, Eugene E. Foord, Brian Mason, and Abraham Rosenzweig: Dana's new mineralogy, John Wiley & Sons, 1997 + {{af, en, -ite}}

Anagrams

iotizes