Epidote (ex Gary Weaver Collection)

Item Description

The Calumet Mine which lies about 10 miles north of Salida, Colorado is locally well-known for its attractive Epidote specimens. Most people outside of Colorado probably haven't seen much from this locality, at least not in the last 40 years or so. This piece is loaded with dozens of excellent, sharp, lustrous dark green colored crystals and measuring up to 9 mm on host rock matrix. In reflected light, the color is black, but you can see the color come through when the crystals are backlit. We see less and less of this material on the market every year, and if you're a fan of Colorado minerals, don't miss out on this one. From the collection of Gary Weaver of Prescott, Arizona (1944-2019). Gary was an electrical engineer who worked for many years for Hughes Aircraft in California. After retiring to Prescott, Arizona in the early 2000s, Gary rekindled his childhood love of minerals, amassing a collection of roughly 2000 specimens focusing on localities in which he and his wife had lived or visited (Mexico, Peru and the western / southwestern United States). You can read Gary's obituary here https://www.dcourier.com/news/2019/apr/27/obituary-gary-richard-weaver/