This specimen features translucent yellow to brown, resinous-lustred, tabular crystals of vesuvianite intergrown in a compact cluster—an uncommon habit for the species at Mont Saint-Hilaire. Vesuvianite is typically rare at this locality, most often occurring as thin, elongated, radiating acicular crystals. Occasionally, crystals of more substantial size are found, and this example stands out for being notably larger and thicker than usual. Specimens like this are particularly special, as they more closely resemble the well-formed vesuvianite crystals associated with classic localities. Collected by Peter Tarassoff in 1982.
