zoisite

Summary

zoisite is a mineral species^[1]. zoisite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• zoisite's image is recorded as Thulite.jpg^[3].
• zoisite's instance of is recorded as mineral species^[4].
• Sigmund Zois is named after zoisite^[5].
• zoisite's chemical formula is recorded as Ca₂Al₃(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)^[6].
• zoisite's subclass of is recorded as epidote mineral group^[7].
• zoisite's Commons category is recorded as Zoisite^[8].
• zoisite's crystal system is recorded as orthorhombic crystal system^[9].
• zoisite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as grandfathered mineral (G)^[10].
• zoisite's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02471q^[11].
• zoisite's space group is recorded as space group Pnma^[12].
• zoisite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/B.15b^[13].
• zoisite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.BG.10^[14].
• zoisite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.BG.10^[15].
• zoisite's Dana 8th edition is recorded as 58.2.1b.1^[16].
• zoisite's Mohs' hardness is recorded as {'amount': '+6.5'}^[17].
• zoisite's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1136844^[18].
• zoisite's described by source is recorded as System of Mineralogy^[19].
• zoisite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[20].
• zoisite's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/zoisite^[21].
• zoisite's type locality is recorded as Saualpe^[22].
• zoisite's type locality is recorded as Sauland^[23].
• zoisite's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 4678480^[24].
• zoisite's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as zoisitt^[25].
• zoisite's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 011471^[26].
• zoisite's Mindat mineral ID is recorded as 11572^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for zoisite include clinozoisite^[28], a mineral species^[29].

Why It Matters

zoisite ranks in the top 6% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (186 views/month).^[2] zoisite has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] zoisite is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for zoisite include clinozoisite^[28], a mineral species^[29].