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Epidote

Epidote is a silicate mineral that is commonly found in regionally metamorphosed rocks of low-to-moderate grade. In these rocks, epidote is often associated with amphiboles, feldspars, quartz, and chlorite.

Colors It Comes In - Colorless, Yellow, Green, Yellow-Green

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Fracture - Perfect

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Shape - Prismatic, Long, slender, grooved, often massive.

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Luster - Vitreous

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Texture - Waxy feeling

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Streak - Grey & Colorless

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Locality - France, Norway, Italy, Austria, the United States, Mexico, Namibia, and Pakistan.

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Where It Can Be Found - Epidote occurs as replacements of mineral grains that have been altered by metamorphism. It is frequently found in veins that cut granite. It occurs as monoclinic crystals in pegmatites. It is also found in massive form and as monoclinic crystals in marbles and schists that were formed or altered through contact metamorphism.

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Hardness On The Mohs Scale - 7 Out Of 10

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