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Epidote

Unknown Owner
A classic miniature specimen of rich deep olive green Epidote from the Green Monster Mountain, Alaska, USA. Quite thickly tabular to prismatic crystals of Epidote form a pleasing display.

Product details

Species
EpidoteAbout Epidote →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.9 x 4.4 x 2.9 cm
Added on10/24/2024
Locality
USA, Alaska, Prince of Wales IslandRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Unknown Owner$750.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Epidote
Mineral guide
Learn about Epidote
vibrant pistachio to bottle-green crystals with prismatic forms, Alpine fissure and skarn varieties, and diverse collecting localities worldwide.
Epidote
Regional guide
Epidote from Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, USA
Prince of Wales Island epidote is one of the great American mineral classics: dark, lustrous, sharply terminated, and unmistakably Alaskan in character. The best-known material comes from Green Monster Mountain, with related skarn occurrences in the Copper Mountain–Jumbo district. Collectors prize these specimens for their stout, blocky monoclinic crystals, deep bottle-green to nearly black color, bright vitreous luster, and the striking contrast of white to clear quartz or, more rarely, calcite.