Epidote from Cala Mines, Spain

Epidote from Cala Mines, Cala, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain

Dark green Epidote specimens from the Cala mines, a near abandoned group of mines north of Seville. They were first worked in 1853 and opened and closed several times before the most recent closure in 2010.

29 mineral species in total are listed from the mines, including epidote, diopside, azurite, garnet, malachite, pyrite and skutterudite.

Epidote is quite popular amongst collectors due to its tendency to form lustrous, distinct crystals.