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Mineral Specimens with Epidote
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15.4 x 11.4 x 6.4 cm. This is an absolutely exquisite specimen of quartz, in addition to being just plain large and showy. The photos do not come close to capturing the stunning brilliance and glassy luster of these crystals. Inside are these bright red hematite-coated phantoms, AND inclusions of moss-green epidote crystals! Typically with this find, you saw quartz crystals interspersed with epidotes, or quartz crystals with phantoms, but not both inside the quartz crystals.
10.5 x 5.3 x 3.2 cm. From the finds around two years ago - mossy-green crystals of epidote on crystals of amethyst. The specimens from this find took various forms. There were larger crystals of epidote on some; others had plain or hematite-included quartz rather than amethyst, etc. But I like how the epidotes on this specimen have almost the look of drusy pyromorphite from France or the Wheatley Mine, and their contrast with the purple amethyst.
5.5 x 2.1 x 1.6 cm. Epidote is one of the most well known of all the Alpine cleft species in the world, and some of the finest Epidote specimens in the world have been coming out of Pakistan in recent years. These specimens are seemingly identical to the classic Alpine specimens from Europe, and in certain instances, have surpassed the European specimens for quality and gemminess. Some of the most well known Epidote specimens from the Alps are the highly sought after "Faden" specimens. This crystal group exhibits the classic "Faden" (German word for string) form that is well known from this locality. It is a superb, sharp, lustrous, gem/gemmy, "extra virgin olive oil green" color crystal group with the "Faden" running perpendicular across the b (010) face of the crystals. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.
10.5 x 7.5 x 7.4 cm. This is an old Chafee County, Colorado specimen of a classic combination of clear quartz crystals on a bed of solid epidote. In this case, there are actually two plates of epidote cemented together by crystals that have grown in between them, so quartz crystals are sticking out on both sides of the specimen. Ex. Richard Hauck Collection.
4.1 x 2.8 x 2.2 cm. An aesthetic and cute cluster of four, intergrown, highly lustrous, divergent sprays of olive-green epidote crystals from the recent and small find in Afghanistan. The little quartz needles scattered about are a neat accent.
13.5 x 10.9 x 9.0 cm. An OLD-TIME, SUPERB, mounded CABINET specimen festooned with large, lustrous, partially gemmy, olive-green epidote crystals from the famous Green Monster Mountain of Alaska. The largest crystal is 4.5 cm and is doubly terminated. Quartz crystals beautifully accent the jackstraw epidotes. This HISTORICAL and CLASSIC specimen is from the Andrew Carnegie and Dr. Gary Hansen Collections.
2.6 x 1.7 x 1.0 cm. It has become increasingly difficult to obtain top specimens from this locality, especially such attractive specimens like this one. Epidote is one of the most well known of all the Alpine cleft species in the world, and some of the finest Epidote specimens in the world have been coming out of Pakistan in recent years. These specimens are seemingly identical to the classic Alpine specimens from Europe, and in certain instances, have surpassed the European specimens for quality and gemminess. This particular specimen is a superb, sharp, lustrous, gem/gemmy, STRONGLY PLEOCHROIC crystal group which shows an intense CHROME GREEN color in one direction and changes to a golden olive oil color when turned 45 degrees. Ex. Richard Kosnar Collection.
6.5 x 5.2 x 3.6 cm. Prince of Wales Island is perhaps the world’s most famous epidote locality. But while it has turned out specimens in fairly good numbers, despite the horrid collecting conditions, this one really stands out. Why? It is the association with beautiful light mint green, chlorite-included quartz crystals. Both these and the epidotes are isolated on the matrix. Most Prince of Wales epidotes are simple standalone clusters of crystals, so this one has a really "different" and pretty look. For scale, the largest epidote has about 2.5 cm of the crystal showing.
6.8 x 5 x 3.1 cm. Superb, twinned, and doubly-terminated Epidote. The Epidote has an excellent luster - striated along the sides and terminations but glass-smooth on the main faces. The main faces are also quite gemmy at the surface, which gives the crystal a wonderful green shimmer, while the terminations vividly show the twinning. Ex. Gene Meieran Collection.
10.3 x 7.5 x 6.5 cm. A fine cabinet cluster of large, blocky, lustrous and gemmy, olive-green epidote crystals from the famous Green Monster Mountain of Alaska. The large, gemmy, blocky epidote crystal is 4.0 x 3.2 cm and the doubly terminated crystal is 4.5 cm. The epidotes are nicely accented by a scattering of quartz needles. Ex. Stoudt Collection.
5.1 x 4.4 x 2.9 cm. A strangely flattened floater crystal of epidote from Capelinha, terminated all around, and with a smaller one growing across it. Both have fibrous-looking, unusual surfaces.
6.0 x 5.3 x 3.7 cm. This piece is comprised of deep green, highly lustrous, translucent, thin, prismatic crystals of Epidote in a "fan"-shaped aggregate. The final touch to this specimen is an associated sharp, gemmy, lustrous, slightly smoky Quartz crystal.
4.3 x 1.5 x 0.7 cm. This specimen is a superb, sharp, lustrous, gem/gemmy, dark amber and golden color crystal with distinct pleochroism.
4.6 x 3.8 x 3.0 cm. This specimen hosts a few fine, gemmy, water-green color spherical aggregates of Prehnite associated with dark brownish-green crystals of Epidote . The Prehnites have thousands of very sharp micro terminations all over the "balls" and this specimen is gemmy enough to facet some nice gemstones.
21.4 x 16.9 x 8.4 cm. This wonderful find occurred maybe three years ago in China: sharp, clear quartz prisms intergrown with olive-colored crystals of epidote.
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