Epidote (classic material) (ex Bob Reynolds Collection)

Item Description

The Epidote crystals from the Green Monster Mountain in Alaska are the finest examples of the species from any locality in the United States, and arguably all of North America. The best of these crystals are thick, stout, sharp, well-formed prisms with deep greenish-black coloring. This specimen is a great example of this classic material featuring sharp, well-formed, thick, nearly black (very dark green) crystals with smooth, lustrous faces and some attractive striations running along the prisms. The largest crystal measures 3.6 cm. If you look at the termination of the larger crystals at the top, you can see two sets of parallel lines running at about 45 degrees from the "b" axis. These lines are actually the result of these crystals being twinned, which is not unheard of from this famous locality, but is not often observed in Epidote around the world. The piece is in good shape for the most part, but it's not damage free. It's still a noteworty, large display quality specimen of this classic material from one of the most well-known localities in Alaska. From the collection of Robert (Bob) Reynolds. Bob was a well-known fossil and mineral expert and former Curator of Earth Sciences at the San Bernardino County Museum in California. The rare phyllomanganate-chromate species Reynoldsite was named in his honor in 2011.