AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from North Carolina > Epidote in Quartz |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 75877 |
Mineral: | Epidote in Quartz |
Locality: | near Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina |
Description: | Lustrous translucent olive-green epidote crystals in milky quartz. The epidote crystals are hexagonal prisms and exhibit post-crystallization deformation resulting segment separation. No exact locality provided though old references list an occurrence. Ex. Harry W. Eichel, Jr. (1914-1990); ex. Phil-Mont Christian Academy. Collected ca. 1925 |
Overall Size: | 7x5x4.5 cm |
Crystals: | 9-40 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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