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1.7" Garnet Cluster with Feldspar and Epidote - Pakistan
This garnet centered specimen comes from a location in Pakistan, where associations of deep orange/brown garnets, feldspar, golden mica, green epidote, and calcite are typically found. The garnets from this location display a unique pattern, which can be seen along the faces of the crystals when rotated under light.
Relatively small and medium sized epidote crystals can be seen protruding from one half of the specimen, while the other half displays lustrous dark red-orange clustered garnets of all sizes. Much of the epidote is blanketed in a thin layer of yellow-green colored feldspar.
Relatively small and medium sized epidote crystals can be seen protruding from one half of the specimen, while the other half displays lustrous dark red-orange clustered garnets of all sizes. Much of the epidote is blanketed in a thin layer of yellow-green colored feldspar.
Feldspars are a group of rock-forming tectosilicate minerals. They are the most common minerals on Earth, making up nearly 60% of the crust.
About Epidote
Epidote is a striking and often green mineral known for its complex crystal structure and vitreous luster. It is a calcium aluminum iron silicate that commonly forms in metamorphic rocks, particularly in regions that have undergone low to medium-grade metamorphism. The color of epidote typically ranges from pistachio green to dark green, although it can occasionally appear yellowish-green or even brown due to varying iron content.
Epidote crystals can appear in prismatic, slender forms or as aggregates, and they often exhibit striations along their length. The mineral’s translucent to transparent appearance and high refractive index give it an attractive, glassy shine.
It is commonly associated with minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and garnet, often forming in metamorphic rocks like schist and gneiss. It can also be found in skarn deposits alongside minerals like calcite, diopside, and amphiboles. These associations can provide insights into the geologic history and metamorphic conditions of the region. Epidote is found in locations worldwide, with notable sources including Austria, Norway, Pakistan, and parts of the United States. Collectors prize epidote for its unique green hues and well-formed crystal clusters.
Epidote is a striking and often green mineral known for its complex crystal structure and vitreous luster. It is a calcium aluminum iron silicate that commonly forms in metamorphic rocks, particularly in regions that have undergone low to medium-grade metamorphism. The color of epidote typically ranges from pistachio green to dark green, although it can occasionally appear yellowish-green or even brown due to varying iron content.
Epidote crystals can appear in prismatic, slender forms or as aggregates, and they often exhibit striations along their length. The mineral’s translucent to transparent appearance and high refractive index give it an attractive, glassy shine.
It is commonly associated with minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and garnet, often forming in metamorphic rocks like schist and gneiss. It can also be found in skarn deposits alongside minerals like calcite, diopside, and amphiboles. These associations can provide insights into the geologic history and metamorphic conditions of the region. Epidote is found in locations worldwide, with notable sources including Austria, Norway, Pakistan, and parts of the United States. Collectors prize epidote for its unique green hues and well-formed crystal clusters.
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.
SPECIES
Garnet, Epidote & Feldspar
LOCATION
Raskoh, Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan
SIZE
1.7 x 1.5"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#100403
