Epidote ("Faden")

Item Description

It has become increasingly more difficult to obtain top specimens from this locality, especially such fine quality specimens like this one. Epidote is one of the most well known of all the Alpine cleft species in the world, and some of the finest Epidote specimens in the world have been coming out of Pakistan in recent years. These specimens are seemingly identical to the classic Alpine specimens from Europe, and in certain instances, have surpassed the European specimens for quality and gemminess. Some of the most well known Epidote specimens from the Alps are the highly sought after "Faden" specimens. This crystal group exhibits the classic "Faden" (German word for string) form that is well known from this locality. It is a superb, sharp, gemmy, lustrous, HIGHLY aesthetic, multi-crystallized group with a well defined "Faden" running perpendicular across the b (010) face of the crystals. It's a very good quality specimen that displays very well, and would fit nicely into any collection. The color of the crystals, the gemminess, and overall form make it a very desirable specimen of this beloved material. These specimens are highly prized by collectors for their exceptional form, as they resemble the classic Alpine Epidote specimens that sell for top dollar around the world. These pieces are highly coveted by Alpine collectors, and good pieces are next to impossible to obtain from the classic European localities. Priced at $2400 in the inventory.