Green Epidote
$125.00
Item number:
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Green Epidote From Skardu Pakistan.
Green epidote from Skardu, Pakistan, is highly prized by collectors for its rich, lustrous, dark green crystals and unique "tree-like" branching formations. Mined in the mineral-rich Gilgit-Baltistan region, these specimens are known for their clarity, striations, and frequent associations with quartz or feldspar.
Key Characteristics
- Color: Typically a deep, saturated olive-to-forest green, sometimes displaying pleochroic effects (shifting colors when viewed from different angles).
- Crystal Habit: Often forms well-defined, elongated prismatic crystals. The highly sought-after "tree shape" occurs when smaller crystals grow radially off a main stem.
- Matrix: Commonly found embedded with white feldspar, diopside, or clear to smoky quartz