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zorite

inosilicate mineral
Class type of: xonotlite mineral group Q630634

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
mineral species
Subclass of
xonotlite mineral group
Chemical formula
Na₆Ti₅Si₁₂O₃₄(O,OH)₅·11H₂O[5]
Crystal system
orthorhombic crystal system[7]
Described by source
Raite and zorite - new minerals from the Lovozero Tundra[13]
IMA Mineral Symbol
Zor[15]
IMA status and/or rank
approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[8]
Named after
dawn, rose[3][4]
Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of (9th ed/ 2009 update)
9.DG.45[12]
Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
9.DG.45[11]
Point group
orthorhombic-bipyramidal[9]
Space group
space group Cmmm[10]
Streak color
white[6]
Type locality (geology)
Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt mount[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en IMA1972-011 en zorite de IMA 1972-011 de Zorit es zorita
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Zorite-99360.jpg ↗
Dana 8th edition
66.3.1.2
Freebase ID
/m/0ddgtjg
IMA Number, broad sense
IMA1972-011
Kivid.info ID
1939
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2780024068
Mindat mineral ID
19k (4.4k–19k, n=3)
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Mineral", "Zorite"]

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Named after 2
dawn, rose
Crystal system 1
orthorhombic crystal system
Streak color 1
white
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Summary

zorite is a mineral species[1]. zorite is a type of xonotlite mineral group[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . Mindat.org. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . mineralienatlas.de. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . The IMA List of Minerals (February 2013). wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . IMA/CNMNC List of Mineral Names (March 2009). wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Raite and zorite - new minerals from the Lovozero Tundra. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · İmmortalance · 2026-11-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Added [tr] label: Zorit, #temporary_batch_1793542231800"
  2. 11w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Streak color → white
    Instance of → mineral species
    Point group → orthorhombic-bipyramidal
    Type locality (geology) → Karnasurt mine, Karnasurt mount
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Point group: orthorhombic-bipyramidal, batch #269343"
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