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, doubly-terminated, olive oil green color crystal group with a well defined "Faden" running perpendicular across the b (010) face of the crystals.