Epidote with Diopside

Antronapiana, Antrona Valley, Ossola Valley, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Toenail, 3.4 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm
Start Time: 07/21/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/28/2011 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This classic specimen is filled with dozens of gemmy, richly colored, extra virgin olive oil-green colored prisms of Epidote which are associated with minor blue-green Diopside on matrix. The largest crystals measures up to 4 mm, and I have photographed the crystals under the microscope to better illustrate their quality. A good reference piece of this hard to find material from the Italian Alps.

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