Epidote

  
 
Epidote nodule "Yakimochi-ishi"
Origin: Shimomotoiri, Takeishimura, Nagano-ken, Japan
Sample size: 4.5cm (top), 4.5cm (bottom)
 
  
Epidote twin
Origin: Antonapiana, Piemonte, Italy
Sample size: 3.5 x 2.7 x 1.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  
Origin: Nahluft, Namibia
Sample size: single crystal 13 x 4 x 27 mm (top), 23 mm tall (right)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
 
  
 
  
Origin: Northern Frontier Dist., Kenya
Sample size: 12 x 5.5 x 3.4 cm (top), 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.5 cm (2nd/3rd row), 5.3 x 3 x 2.4 cm (4th/bottom)
 
  
Origin: San Quentin, Mun. de Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico
Ex. Ed Rosenzweig collection
Sample size: 3.1 x 2.6 x 1.7 cm
 
  
  
  
The light yellow/brown epidote crystals are all fully terminated and up to the size of 1 cm with diopside all around.
Origin: Barbston, Val d'Aosta, Italy
Ex. Alessandro Genazzani collection
Sample size: 4 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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