1.1" Epidote and Garnet Crystal Cluster - Pakistan

This is an association of green epidote crystals and deep brown/black andradite garnets. This specimen was collected from Balochistan, Pakistan.

Garnets are nesosilicates with the general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3. Garnets come in many species, including pyrope, almandine (the most common species), spessartine, uvarovite, andradite and grossular, varieties of which are hessonite, cinnamon-stone, and tsavorite. Garnets are found in a wide variety of colors including red, orange, yellow, green, purple, brown, blue, black, pink, and colorless, though reddish shades are the most common.

Epidote is a green silicate mineral that is commonly found in regionally metamorphosed rocks. It often forms lustrous, elongated, and interconnected crystals that are highly coveted by collectors. While nearly all epidote is green, it may take on many different shades and tones from yellowish to deep green.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Garnet var. Andradite & Epidote
LOCATION
Balochistan, Pakistan
SIZE
1.1 x .9"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#111993