Clinozoisita
Clinozoisita is a mineral with formula Ca₂Al₃(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH), in the Silicatos (Sorosilicatos) group. This specimen comes from Cantera Los Serranos, Albatera, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, España.
Description
Green clinozoisite crystals on a gray matrix with quartz. Fibrous texture, vitreous luster, and intense green color. Typical association of calcic metamorphic rocks from the area.
History of this specimen
Very interesting for a loupe.
About the locality
The Los Serranos Quarry in Albatera operated for almost 30 years, extracting stone for roads and railway tracks. Minerals like quartz and epidote were also found there. After the construction slowdown, the quarry closed. Today, you can still find some minerals among the rocks.
Technical data
- Catalogue No.
- 0587
- Composition
- Ca₂Al₃(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
- Name
- Clinozoisita
- Group
- Silicatos (Sorosilicatos)
- Associations
- Cuarzo
- Mine
- Cantera Los Serranos
- District / Municipality
- Albatera
- Province
- Alicante
- Region
- Comunidad Valenciana
- Country
- España
- Size (cm)
- 7 x 5 x 3
- Weight
- 106 g
- Etymology
- Its name indicates that it is the monoclinic form ('klino' from Greek) of zoisite. Zoisite was named in honor of Baron Sigmund Zois von Edelstein (1747-1819), a Slovenian scholar and naturalist who financed mineralogical expeditions.
- Quality
- Buena
- Value trend
- Estable
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