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3.3" Polished Snowflake Epidote Egg - South Africa
his is a 3.3" tall polished egg carved from “snowflake epidote,” a striking massive epidote material collected in South Africa and known for its pale, snowflake-like inclusions. It shows excellent polish and comes with an acrylic ring stand for display.
About Snowflake Epidote
Snowflake epidote is a distinctive ornamental stone characterized by dark green to nearly black epidote matrix scattered with light-colored, radiating inclusions that resemble tiny snowflakes. These contrasting “flakes” are typically composed of minerals such as quartz, feldspar, or calcite that crystallized within fractures or pockets in the host rock, creating naturally patterned bursts that stand out sharply against the darker epidote background. The result is a stone with a bold, graphic aesthetic—each piece displaying unique, organically formed snowflake-like patterns.
Epidote is a vibrant calcium aluminum iron silicate best known for its pistachio to dark green hues, glassy luster, and slender prismatic crystals. Typically forming in low- to medium-grade metamorphic rocks, it often occurs alongside quartz, feldspar, and garnet, and can also appear in skarn deposits with minerals like calcite and diopside. Found worldwide—from Austria and Norway to Pakistan and the United States—epidote is valued by collectors for its distinctive color, attractive crystal habits, and the geological insights it provides into the metamorphic environments in which it forms.
Snowflake epidote is a distinctive ornamental stone characterized by dark green to nearly black epidote matrix scattered with light-colored, radiating inclusions that resemble tiny snowflakes. These contrasting “flakes” are typically composed of minerals such as quartz, feldspar, or calcite that crystallized within fractures or pockets in the host rock, creating naturally patterned bursts that stand out sharply against the darker epidote background. The result is a stone with a bold, graphic aesthetic—each piece displaying unique, organically formed snowflake-like patterns.
Epidote is a vibrant calcium aluminum iron silicate best known for its pistachio to dark green hues, glassy luster, and slender prismatic crystals. Typically forming in low- to medium-grade metamorphic rocks, it often occurs alongside quartz, feldspar, and garnet, and can also appear in skarn deposits with minerals like calcite and diopside. Found worldwide—from Austria and Norway to Pakistan and the United States—epidote is valued by collectors for its distinctive color, attractive crystal habits, and the geological insights it provides into the metamorphic environments in which it forms.
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