EPIDOTE
Ca₂FeAl₂(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)(O,OH)₂
Garnet Hill, Calaveras County, California

The intrusion of molten rock into a limestone can produce a mineral deposit called a skarn. Well-formed crystals of garnet and epidote are often found in these deposits. This fine crystal of epidote from the skarn deposit at Garnet Hill may be the largest in the world.

Size: 20 cm tall

Acquired: 1984 purchase, Foundation Acquisition Fund.

Disposition: On display in the California Minerals exhibit.

Catalog Number: 24350