Epidote with Albite

Item Description

This attractive miniature sized specimen comes from the collection of the well-known mineral dealer Richard Kosnar (1946-2007). Rich was a serious collector of Alpine and "Alpine-Type" minerals from around the world, and he was especially fond of Epidote from the European Alpine clefts, along with the nearly identical deposits in Pakistan. Starting in the 1990s,l we saw many good quality specimens of this material on the market, but it has become increasingly rare to find excellent specimens such as this from Tormiq. The Pakistani specimens are seemingly identical to their classic European Alpine counterparts, and an argument can be made that in certain instances, the European specimens have been surpassed with regard to overall quality and gemminess. This piece is a showy group comprising sharp, highly lustrous, gemmy, rich golden colored crystals which are intergrown with very minor Albite and a bit of greenish-blue compressed "Byssolite" on the underside. The piece is in very good shape with, just a few minor imperfections, and is best seen in person