Epidote

Origin: Scarisdale Wood (beach), Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull, Argyll, Scotland, UK
Sample size: crystals to 1 mm, with prehnite
Owner: Steve Rust
 
  
Origin: Broadford Gabbro, Broadford, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, North West Highlands, Scotland, UK
Sample size: crystals to 0.6 mm on 'pyroxene' (left), crystals to 0.6 mm on 'pyroxene' (right)
Owner: Steve Rust
 
  
 
  
Origin: Eas a Bradain, Luib, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, North West Highlands, Scotland, UK
Sample size: Tiny crystals of epidote coating pyroxene (top left), 0.7 mm crystal (top right), 2 mm parallel group of epidote crystals (bottom left), 0.6 mm crystal (bottom right)
Owner: Steve Rust
 
  
 
Origin: Sligachan quarry, Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, North West Highlands, Scotland, UK
Sample size: 1.2 mm crystal (left), crystals to 2 mm on prehnite (right), crystals to 1 mm with a sprinkling of prehnite, associated with calcite on prehnite (bottom)
Owner: Christine Rust
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Rust

 

  
Classic combination of green epidote and clear quartz. The largest epidote crystal is 2.8 x 1.1 cm.
Origin: Green Monster Mine, Prince of Wales Island, SE Alaska, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.7 x 1.9 x 1.6 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

Epidote with minor quartz
  
 
  
Epidote with quartz
Origin: Green Monster mine, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
Sample size: 18 x 14 x 32 mm (top), 5.5 x 4 x 2 cm (2nd row), 5 x 2.5 x 4 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Epidote with quartz
  
Epidote with amethyst
Origin: Jinkouhe, Sichuan Province, China
Sample size: 10.3 x 5.6 x 4.4 cm (top), 8.0 x 6.6 x 2.5 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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