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zoi·site

 (zoi′sīt′)
n.
A gray, brown, pink, green, or blue mineral, Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH), used in ornamental stonework and as a gemstone.

[German Zoisit, after Baron Sigismund Zois von Edelstein (1747-1819), Slovenian noble.]
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zoisite

(ˈzɔɪˌsaɪt)
n
(Minerals) a grey, brown, or pink mineral consisting of hydrated calcium aluminium silicate in orthorhombic crystalline form. Formula: Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)
[C19: from German Zoisit; named after Baron Sigismund Zois von Edelstein (1747–1819), Slovenian nobleman; see -ite1]
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zois•ite

(ˈzɔɪ saɪt)

n.
a glossy hydrous calcium aluminum silicate mineral, a variety of epidote.
[1795–1805; after Baron S. Zois von Edelstein (1747–1819), Slovenian nobleman who discovered it]
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