Description
Origin: Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
Description: This epidote comes from the Argonaut Mine, Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada.
https://youtu.be/4kKVndP8Qsg is a video you can watch of the site this epidote comes from.
As for cutting and processing, this epidote has a light green colour and polishes well by hand or in a tumbler.
Chemical Composition: Ca2Al3(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Grade: Lapidary Grade
Appearance: Opaque
Inclusions: Some Cracks and Host Rock
Cost per Gram: $0.08
Size approximately 1 pc: 6cm x 5.5cm x 4cm
Weight approximately 1 pc: 130g
Rough is rough. We do our best to grade and describe pieces in the lot, but ultimately, they all differ.