Unakite (often traded as Dragon Blood Jasper)
Epidotized Granite
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Unakite (often traded as Dragon Blood Jasper)
Epidotized Granite
Epidote-bearing Rock
Epidote / Silicate mineral aggregate
Greenstone or Epidote-rich rock
Epidote or Chlorite schist/greenstone
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Quartz with Epidote
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium aluminum iron silicate (Ca2Al2(Fe3+;Al)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote with Quartz/Feldspar
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)) with associated minerals in a host rock
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Green Greenstone / Celadonite-bearing Metamorphic Rock
Greenschist / Celadonite / Serpentinitic pebble
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis Lazuli (Metamorphic Rock containing Lazurite, Calcite, Pyrite, and Sodalite)
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Greenstone (Epidosite)
Epidosite (Metamorphosed Basalt/Diabase)
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Weathered basaltic rock
Basalt, likely amygdaloidal or altered basalt
Lapis Lazuli
Na8[Al6Si6O24]Sn (Lazurite-rich metamorphic rock)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentine-group / Altered Mafic Rock
Yellow Quartz (Citrine / Milky Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Greenstone / Epidosite
Metamorphosed Mafic Igneous Rock (Epidote-Chlorite group)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Epidote
Epidote ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Unakite
Epidotized Granite
Greenstone (River Pebble)
Metabasalt / Greenschist
Unakite
Altered Granite (Epidotized Granite)
Serpentine
Serpentine group, including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Greenstone (Epidosite/Altered Diorite)
Metabasalt or Meta-andesite / Epidotized Diorite
Epidotite (Unakite-related Epidote)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Tumbled epidote-bearing granite or amphibolite
Quartz–feldspar rock with dark amphibole/biotite and epidote; exact identification is uncertain from the image
Sugilite
KNa2(Fe,Mn,Al)2Li3Si12O30
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely gneiss with amphibolite or chlorite-rich bands
Biotite–quartz–feldspar gneiss, locally mafic amphibolite; mineral composition is uncertain from the photograph
Lapis Lazuli
Lapis lazuli (Complex silicate rock containing Lazurite (Na,Ca)8(AlSiO4)6(S,Cl,SO4,OH)2, Calcite, and Pyrite)
Greenstone (Chert)
Microcrystalline Silica (SiO2) with chlorite/epidote inclusions
Rounded gray-green beach pebble
Likely basalt or fine-grained volcanic rock; exact identification requires testing
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al, Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Unakite / Epidotized Granite
Metamorphic Granite (Epidote-Orthoclase-Quartz Rock)
Unakite
Altered Granite
Weathered pegmatitic granite or feldspar-rich metamorphic rock
Quartz–feldspar rock, likely granitic pegmatite; exact identification requires testing
Small brown mineral fragment, possibly quartz/chert
Uncertain; likely microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) or a weathered silicate rock
Greenstone (Prase / Metavolcanic)
Metamorphosed volcanic rock (Greenstone)
Rhodonite
Rhodonite (MnSiO3)
Greenstone / River Jadeite pebble
Metavolcanic rock / Chlorite or Actinolite-rich schist
Unidentified weathered rock fragments
Likely mixed silicate rocks; specific identification requires testing
Greenstone (Epidosite or Serpentinite)
Metabasalt / Epidote-Chlorite Schist