clinozoisite

clinozoisite

English

Etymology

clino- +‎ zoisite

Pronunciation

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Noun

clinozoisite (countable and uncountable, plural clinozoisites)

1. (mineralogy) A basic calcium aluminosilicate found in crystalline schists, a metamorphic product of calcium feldspar.

Translations

mineral

Chinese: Mandarin: 斜黝簾石／斜黝帘石 (xiéyǒuliánshí) Finnish: klinozoisiitti Japanese: 斜黝簾石 (しゃゆうれんせき, shayūrenseki), 斜灰簾石 (しゃかいれんせき, shakairenseki)

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Clinozoisite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “clinozoisite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.