Epidote with quartz, partial radial prehnite

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Epidote with quartz, partial radial prehniteLocale: Imilchil, Midelt Province, Dra Tafilalet Region, Morocco Approx dimensions: 2. 5 x 1. 5 x 1" Approx weight: 113g Epidote grows long slender prismatic crystals with saturated olive green color, though it can be more yellow, brown, or even so saturated it appears black. Radial growth forms are typical of the Imilchil region in Morocco. Its common to find fans and bow ties of epidote mixed in with individual crystals. This piece has thick epidote

Turns out it's hollow like a geode and the holes on the front and back connect

With dolomite snowflakes

These arches are made by drilling a hole through a chunk of sandstone and sandblasting the material into a smoothed arch

and these points have excellent raw (natural

Broken crystals around the edge reveal the first phase of growth had some clarity with yellow-brown zoning following the crystal structure

Many specimens also show signs of natural etching that can leave the tip of crystals blunted or hollow

Smoky quartz from the Erongo region is typically a quite dark brown-black color

It has a dynamic

a type of feldspar commonly associated with black tourmaline

perched on an aggregate of black tourmaline and irregular shards of smoky quartz

Approx dimensions: 5 x 4 x 2"

In this specimen