Name/Title
ThuliteEntry/Object ID
2014.1.162Description
Formula: {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Colour: pink
Name: Named after "Thule", the ancient name of Scandinavia (and mythical island).
First Recorded Locality: Øvstebø, Kleppan, Sauland, Hjartdal, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
A variety of Zoisite
A pink variety of zoisite, frequently manganian, i.e. containing trivalent Mn (not manganoan, which refers to divalent Mn). Originally described from Kleppan, Sauland, Hjartdal, Telemark, Norway.
NOTE: "Thulite" from granite pegmatites and some metamorphic rocks is frequently the clinothulite variety of clinozoisite and not true zoisite.Location
Location
Display Case
FS-11Room
Frieda Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
PermanentMoved By
Curtis GardnerDate
December 27, 2023
