EPIDOTE
Specimen epi-10
$ 105.00Dims: 3.1 x 3.0 x 0.8" (7.9 x 7.7 x 2.0 cm)
Wt: 4.92 oz. (139.7 g)
Castro Vireyna, Huancavelica, Peru
This specimen represents one of the finer Epidote clusters that I have seen in my travels. It is made up of scores of radiating, monoclinic prismatic crystals that are generally in excellent condition and reach lengths of up to 2.6" (6.6 cm). Their form is exceptional- all have well-defined edges, clean faces that possess a vitreous luster, and slightly offset, two-faced domed terminations. Their color is a uniform dark green with a noticeable brown tinge, and though individual crystals have a clarity that ranges from dimly translucent to dimly transparent, most are intensely intergrown, and thus essentially opaque. A few white rhombohedral calcites are attached along part of the prism area of the cluster, but there is no host rock present.