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epidote

/ˈɛp.ɪˌdoʊt/

epidote noun: any of a class of mixed calcium iron aluminium sorosilicates found in metamorphic rocks.

epidote: any of a class of mixed calcium iron aluminium sorosilicates found in metamorphic rocks
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Noun

epidote (countable and uncountable, plural epidotes)

  1. Any of a class of mixed calcium iron aluminium sorosilicates found in metamorphic rocks.
    • A little higher is an outcrop of epidote schist with quartz, carbonate, and magnetite.1915, George Curtis Martin, Bertrand Leroy Johnson, Ulysses Sherman Grant, “Bulletin 587: Geology and Mineral Resources of Kenai Peninsula, Alaska”, in United States Geological Survey, page 23
    • Available compositional data for magmatic epidotes (Naney, 1983; Zen and Hammarstrom, 1984; Barth, unpublished data) suggest no significant solid solution beyond the epidote-clinozoisite binary.1990, Andrew P. Barth, Chapter 3: Mid-crustal emplacement of Mesozoic plutons, San Gabriel Mountains, California, and implications for the geologic history of the San Gabriel terrane, J. Lawford...

epidote meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

epidote in Tamil

பாறையுப்பு

epidote in Tagalog

class of mixed minerals
epidota

Forms of epidote

pluralepidotes

Origin of epidote

Borrowed from French épidote.

Words formed from epidote

Questions about epidote

What does epidote mean?
Epidote means any of a class of mixed calcium iron aluminium sorosilicates found in metamorphic rocks.
What is epidote in Tamil?
Epidote in Tamil is பாறையுப்பு. See Epidote meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epidote?
Epidote is a noun.
How do you pronounce epidote?
Epidote is pronounced /ˈɛp.ɪˌdoʊt/.
What is the plural of epidote?
The plural of epidote is epidotes.

Words near epidote in the dictionary

  1. epidithiodioxopiperazines
  2. epidiymoorchitis
  3. epidosite
  4. epidosites
  5. epidositic
  6. epidote
  7. epidotes
  8. epidotic
  9. epidotiferous
  10. epidotisation
  11. epidotised

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epidote (page history and authors); epidote (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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