Pink Epidote and Green Dioside Slab

Pink Epidote and Green Dioside Slab

Pink Epidote and Green Dioside Slab Found near Ludlow Calif. San Bernardino County. Measures about 4.5" x 3" x .266" or 6.76 MM. Weighs approximately 6.0 oz. Slab damp when pictures taken. In the past this material was called Thulite and Zoisite and Donald Kasper using Infrared spectroscopy study found this large discrepancy. Another mineral person stated "Collectors will be very pleased to know that "pink epidote" is a very rare mineral, and this is the first occurrence west of the Appalachian Mtns."