Grey River Stone (Quartz-rich Quartzite/Siltstone)
Quartzite / Meta-siltstone (primarily SiO2)
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Grey River Stone (Quartz-rich Quartzite/Siltstone)
Quartzite / Meta-siltstone (primarily SiO2)
Greenstone (possibly Basalt or Greenschist)
Greenschist (composed primarily of chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (fine-grained clastic sedimentary rock) or Argillite (low-grade metamorphic rock derived from shale)
Slate
Low-grade Metamorphic Rock
Greenish Metamorphic Rock (likely containing epidote or chlorite)
Metamorphic rock, possibly epidosite or greenstone
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Green Slate (Greenstone)
Metamorphic shale (varied composition)
Slate
Slate (Low-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Slate with Pyrite Inclusions
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (with Iron Sulfide FE-S2)
Slate
Low-grade Metamorphic Rock (composed of quartz, illite, chlorite)
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)
Slate
Foliated metamorphic rock
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Greenschist
Greenschist (Major minerals include Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (composed of chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Spessartine Garnet in Quartz/Feldspar Pegmatite
Spessartine (Mn3Al2(SiO4)3) in Quartz (SiO2) and Feldspar
Slate
Slate
Slate
Slate (Low-grade foliated metamorphic rock)
Greenstone (Greenschist)
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Slate
Phyllo-silicate based metamorphic rock
Greenstone
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Seraphinite (Clinochlore)
Clinochlore (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8
Greenschist
Chlorite schist
Greenschist
Greenschist
Greenstone
Metabasalt
Greenstone
Greenschist (composed of actinolite, chlorite, and epidote)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist facies metamorphic rock
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Greenstone
Metabasalt or Greenschist (often contains Chlorite, Actinolite, and Epidote)
Slate
Slate
Slate with Iron Staining
Low-grade Metamorphic Mudstone (Slate)
Zoisite with Hornblende
Zoisite (Ca2Al3(SiO4)3(OH)) with Amphibole inclusions
Prehnite
Prehnite - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock)
Garnet
Garnet group: X3Y2(SiO4)3 (commonly Almandine-Pyrope series)
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly composed of Quartz, Illite, Chlorite)