AXINITE-(Mn), GROSULAR-ANDRADITE, EPIDOTE, QUARTZ

Very rich group of tabular crystals of axinite-(Mn), bright and with color zoning. These crystals have been analyzed and the results indicated a Mn content higher than Fe. They are accompanied by a very brilliant and intense green epidote crystals. The matrix is grossular-andradite with intense orange color. They are partially covered by curious and aesthetic crystals of quartz, very elongated and some doubly terminated. From a unusual Peruvian locality. The main crystal is: 2,1 x 1,6 cm.