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Epidote in Quartz from near Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina

 
Epidote in Quartz from near Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina

Epidote in Quartz from near Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina

Epidote in Quartz from near Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina

Epidote in Quartz from near Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina

Epidote in Quartz from near Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina

Epidote in Quartz from near Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina

Epidote in Quartz from near Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina

Epidote in Quartz from near Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina

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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