EPIDOTE
Ca₂FeAl₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(O,OH)₂
Knappenwand, Unterzulzbachtal, Austria

This strikingly beautiful twisted intergrowth of epidote crystals is considered one of the finest examples of the species known.

Size: 12 cm tall

Acquired: 1983 gift from Ed and Betty Harrison.

Disposition: On display in the Systematic Mineralogy exhibit, Sorosilicate section.

Catalog Number: 24268