{"product_id":"epidote-with-quartz-b-natural-turkey","title":"Epidote with quartz (B) — natural, Turkey","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBlades of green epidote standing up through a bed of quartz crystals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMaterial like this gets sold as forest epidote, which is a trade name rather than a species. It comes from the way the crystals grow, in upright sprays and thickets that read like undergrowth at close range. The mineral itself is epidote, and that is what is on the card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHold it at an angle under a lamp and the blades catch light one at a time as you turn it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEpidote (calcium aluminium iron silicate) with quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal system:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEpidote monoclinic, quartz trigonal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHakkâri Province, Turkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardness:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e6 to 7 on the Mohs scale; durable overall, though slender epidote crystals snap if knocked\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTreatment: \u003c\/strong\u003eNone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 19.5 x 1.7 x 15 cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 905 g                                                                                                                                          \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou will receive the exact piece photographed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Crystal Showroom","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58642906448216,"sku":null,"price":357.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0778\/4880\/5720\/files\/eqt-b-1.jpg?v=1791122871","url":"https:\/\/thecrystalshowroom.com\/products\/epidote-with-quartz-b-natural-turkey","provider":"The Crystal Showroom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}