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Definition of Epidotes
1. epidote [n] - See also: epidote
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epidotes
Literary usage of Epidotes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Metamorphism by Charles Richard Van Hise (1904)
"Probably all of these minerals form in both belts of the zone, but the development
of the zeolites and the epidotes is more characteristic of the belt of ..."
2. Microscopical Physiography of the Rock-making Minerals: An Aid to the by Harry Rosenbusch (1889)
"The strong pleochroism of the Sulzbach epidotes disappears entirely in the
colorless occurrences in rocks, and is faint in the light colored ones. ..."
3. Popular Science News (1902)
"Among them are Zircon crystals 3 to nearly 6 inches long, superb groups of Tyrolese
epidotes, Cuprite crystals up to an inch, splendid old-time ..."
4. Geological Magazine by Henry Woodward (1905)
"In this respect it was similar to epidotes from Huntington, ... large optic axial
angle, as compared with epidotes containing higher percentages of iron. ..."
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