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Epidote on Actinolite pseudomorphs after Diopside (Uralite) from Calumet Mine, 12 km NNE of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado

 
Epidote on Actinolite pseudomorphs after Diopside (Uralite) from Calumet Mine, 12 km NNE of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado

Epidote on Actinolite pseudomorphs after Diopside (Uralite) from Calumet Mine, 12 km NNE of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 62579
Mineral:Epidote on Actinolite pseudomorphs after Diopside (Uralite)
Locality:Calumet Mine, 12 km NNE of Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado
Description:Lustrous transparent-to-translucent dark-green epidote crystals to 6 mm overgrown on green actinolite pseudomorphs after diopside crystals up to 4 mm long, locally called uralite by the locals.
Overall Size:7x5.5x4 cm
Crystals:2-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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