Mineral Species
Epidote
Type Locality
No
Composition
Ca2Al2Fe3+[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Status at Tsumeb
Believed valid
Abundance
Very rare
Distribution
Country rocks (feldspathic sandstone)
Paragenesis
Rock-forming (detrital)
Entry Number
Species; TSNB119
General Notes
Epidote is listed as a component of the Mulden Group arenites in the Tsumeb area by Botha (1960).
Associated Minerals
albite; almandine; biotite series; calcite; clinochlore; fluorapatite; graphite; ilmenite; magnetite; microcline; montmorillonite; muscovite; orthoclase; quartz; rutile; titanite; tourmaline supergroup; zircon
