Epidote (twin)

Item Description

It has become increasingly more difficult to obtain specimens from this locality, especially fine quality specimens. 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. This particular specimen is a superb, sharp, lustrous, GEM/gemmy, dark amber / root beer / carmel color TWINNED crystal with sharp faces and great luster. It's a very good quality crystal, and would fit nicely into any collection. There is a small contact on the back, but I think this can be overlooked considering how disticnt the reentrant angle on the twinning place is on this piece. This material is highly prized by collectors for its exceptional form, luster and gemminess, as it resembles (and sometimes surpasses) 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.