3" Garnet Cluster with Feldspar and Epidote- Pakistan

Garnet Cluster with Feldspar and Epidote- Pakistan #38732

This garnet centered specimen comes from a location in Pakistan, where associations of deep orange/brown garnets, feldspar, golden mica, green epidote, and calcite are typically found. The garnets from this location display a unique pattern, which can be seen along the faces of the crystals when rotated under light.

Small light and dark green epidote crystals can be found stemming from the superior portion of this mineral specimen. Under many of these small fibrous epidote crystals lies a beautiful light orange druse of garnets. This light orange to occasionally brown druzy garnet can be seen on various locations around the specimen, adding an extra level of shine to this incredible cluster of minerals.

The pale green/white matrix beneath the specimen is feldspar, small amounts of mica can be found surrounding this matrix as well.

Garnets are nesosilicates with the general formula X3Y2(SiO4)3. Garnets come in many species, including pyrope, almandine (the most common species), spessartine, uvarovite, andradite and grossular, varieties of which are hessonite, cinnamon-stone, and tsavorite. Garnets are found in a wide variety of colors including red, orange, yellow, green, purple, brown, blue, black, pink, and colorless, though reddish shades are the most common.

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