It was first described in 1958 for an occurrence in the Outokumpu ore deposit of eastern Finland.

[3] It occurs in chromium bearing tremolite skarns, metamorphosed quartzites and chlorite bearing veins in Finland; in glacial boulder clays in Ireland and in stream pebbles in the Merume River of Guyana.

[2] It has also been recognized as a rare component in chondrite meteorites.

[2] The mineral is named after the Finnish geologist Pentti Eskola (1883–1964).

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