Super, sharp, lustrous, water-clear crystal of epidote. Some minor internal colour zoning. Complete at the upper side by the termination, the epidote is a bit more feathered, but this is not damage. There are some colourless micro crystals on this part of the crystal which I believe are fluorapatite, although I have not had them tested. There is virtually no damage - there is a smal chipped edge about 3/4 of the way down on the right, and there are a couple of other tiny nicks under 1 mm visible with magnification - it is an incredibly high quality specimen for one of these, and particlularly of this size. A great gem epidote!

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