1.1" Sparkling Andradite, Vesuvianite, and Eipdote - Afghanistan

Sparkling Andradite, Vesuvianite, and Eipdote - Afghanistan #255765

This is a gorgeous 1.1" wide association collected from Afghanistan has a little bit of everything! It is jam-packed with well-formed crystals of andradite garnets, red-brown vesuvianite, gemmy deep green epidote and bright green diopside. There is something beautiful to see from every angle! This specimen has been mounted with mineral tack for museum-quality display.

This specimen comes from the Ghunday talc deposit in the Nangarhar province of eastern Afghanistan. It is located on the north slopes of the Spin (Speen) Ghar mountain range, where metamorphic rocks including amphibole, gneiss, marble, quartzite, and marble are intruded by Cretaceous plutonic rocks. This deposit produces the highest quality talc (99% purity) in the Spin Ghar mountain range, as well as a variety of minerals that include andradite garnet, clinochlore, diopside, epidote, magnetite, and vesuvianite.

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