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Epidote

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Long, well terminated, transparent single crystal showing dichroism in green and amber-yellow, with small side crystals at the base.

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Species
EpidoteAbout Epidote →
Added on11/10/2024
Locality
Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Tormiq ValleyRegional guide →

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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 Tormiq Valley, Pakistan
Tormiq Valley epidote is one of the great modern expressions of the Alpine-cleft style outside Europe: sharp, lustrous, pleochroic crystals from the high Karakoram, often so transparent at the edges that a dark olive prism suddenly flashes golden green under transmitted light. The best pieces are not merely “good for Pakistan”; they stand naturally beside classic Alpine epidotes because of their glassy luster, fine striations, sword-like terminations, and habit of forming clean, sculptural groups rather than massive aggregates.