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Here is an extraordinarily GEMMY, completely transparent epidote crystal, from this classic district. The specimen has classic olive-green color; perfect , textbook form and terminations; and is pristine.Personally, I MUCH prefer the Italian epidotes of such clarity and gemminess to the darker, slender, and generally opaque-looking Knappenwald pieces that go for so much more money. This piece needs no backlighting. It is not just gemmy, but quite literally transparent as glass. And, it�s a rare cluster - all combining to make for a superb competition-quality miniature specimen of unusual calibre. The small sparkly white crystals accenting the lower termination in the cluster are microxls of albite. I found this at the Munich 09 show, and it comes with two older European labels.
ex. Ken Hollman
Because it is a cluster, and large, this is a really good example of this rare replacement! Grossular garnet has completely replaced a former epidote crystal cluster (floater, with the largest crystal 7 cm and doubly-terminated). On the grossular, later-formed diopside crystals have grown. The whole thing was encased in, and dissolved out of, calcite by the collector (Ken Hollman). In good shape and complete all around except for two small damage spots at the top right and top-left of the large crystal's termination (or this would be twice the price, as well). ex. Ken Hollman Collection
ex. Ken Hollman
A rare replacement, classic for this locality! Grossular garnet has completely replaced a former epidote crystal cluster. Slightly contacted at each end, but displays well. ex. Ken Hollman Collection
ex. Ken Hollman
A rare replacement, classic for this locality! Grossular garnet has completely replaced a former epidote crystal cluster. Diopside crystals deposited later, accent the termination. ex. Ken Hollman Collection
ex. Ken Hollman
A rare replacement, classic for this locality! This is a super specimen with a large, 3-dimensional, sharp crystal at the top of a cluster of smaller ones. The Grossular garnet has completely replaced a former epidote crystal cluster. Diopside crystals deposited later, accent the termination. Although there is a slight contact to the right side of the replaced epidote termination, the termination is basically complete, and sure looks complete at first glance. Again, it is a very choice example for the style because of the sharpness of crystal habit here. ex. Ken Hollman Collection
ex. Ken Hollman
A good, sharp, lustrous epidote crystal, wihtout alteration to garnets or diopside as is typical here. ex. Ken Hollman Collection (and self-collected by him)
ex. Ken Hollman
This is a very large, robust, lustrous epidote crystal, wihtout alteration to garnets or diopside as is typical here. ex. Ken Hollman Collection (and self-collected by him). There is some damage on the left side of the crystal's termination, and a few shallow bits of edge wear otherwise but this is still a fairly good piece for the location because of its thickness and size.
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