Clinozoisite var. Pistacite and Quartz Cluster | 326.4 gr | Green Epidote | Alicante, Spain Aquamarine cream to pale yellow

cream to pale yellow

Size:  72x34x17mm / 2

Cambrian quarzite sandstones occur there

calcite and zeolites

Ryazan region

Clinozoisite var. Pistacite and Quartz Cluster | 326.4 gr | Green Epidote | Alicante, Spain Aquamarine cream to pale yellowThis is a beautiful cluster of clear quartz crystals on a carpet of green pistacite, also known as epidote. The epidote underneath are clearly visible through the quartz. Pistacite is a historical term once commonly used to describe a green variety of epidote, named for its pistachio like color. While the term is still recognized among collectors and in older literature, it has largely been replaced in modern mineralogy by the more general name green