clinozoisite

English

Etymology

From 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 (1997–2024) “Clinozoisite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “clinozoisite”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.