Serpentinized ultramafic rock (probable serpentinite)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (lizardite/chrysotile/antigorite), with possible magnetite and carbonate
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Serpentinized ultramafic rock (probable serpentinite)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (lizardite/chrysotile/antigorite), with possible magnetite and carbonate
Polished serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; commonly associated with magnetite and chromite
Weathered serpentine or serpentinite
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled yellow-green stone, possibly serpentine
Likely serpentine-group mineral (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄); exact identification requires testing
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine or green aventurine
Uncertain; possible serpentine-group mineral (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) or quartz-rich aventurine
Polished pale-green stone, likely serpentine or jade
Serpentine-group mineral (commonly antigorite/lizardite), or possibly nephrite jade (tremolite–actinolite amphibole)
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade
Serpentine-group minerals (commonly antigorite/lizardite), possibly nephrite jade (intergrown tremolite–actinolite)
Tumbled greenish chalcedony or serpentine pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony, SiO₂) or serpentine-group mineral; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine or aventurine
Probable serpentine-group mineral (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) or green aventurine quartz (SiO₂)
Serpentine, likely a variety of Chrysoprase (green chalcedony) or a similar translucent green mineral.
Serpentine Group Minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite) or Chalcedony (SiO2) with nickel impurities for Chrysoprase green.
Peridot (likely, based on color and appearance)
Olivine group mineral, specifically (Mg,Fe)2SiO4 (Forsterite-Fayalite solid solution series)
Tumbled pale greenish stone, likely serpentine or altered limestone
Probable serpentine-group rock (antigorite/lizardite), possibly serpentinite; identification is visual only
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and carbonate
Tumbled serpentine or soapstone pebble
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly talc-rich steatite
Trilobite Fossil
Trilobita (Class), likely Phacopid or Asaphid order
Serpentinite (likely serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite, chrysotile, and/or antigorite; commonly derived from peridotite
Polished green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or lizardite: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentinite (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; commonly with magnetite and relic olivine/pyroxene
Polished greenstone ring/bead
Likely nephrite jade (actinolite–tremolite amphibole aggregate), possibly serpentine or bowenite
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine or greenstone
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly chlorite-rich greenstone
Mixed rough mineral specimens, likely calcite with prehnite/zeolite
Calcite (CaCO₃), with probable prehnite (Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂) and/or zeolite-group minerals
Blue polished/tumbled stone, likely blue apatite or dyed quartz
Apatite-group mineral, commonly fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F); exact identification requires testing
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled green stone, possibly serpentine or nephrite jade
Tentative: serpentine-group mineral (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) or nephrite, a fibrous amphibole aggregate
Likely tumbled green stone (possibly serpentine or green aventurine)
Indeterminate from image; candidates include serpentine-group minerals or quartz-rich green aventurine
Tumbled green stones, likely green aventurine or serpentine
Quartzite with fuchsite inclusions (green aventurine), or serpentine-group minerals; exact identification requires testing
Tumbled serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly lizardite or antigorite; approximate composition Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentinite
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (chrysotile, lizardite, antigorite), commonly with magnetite and chlorite
Likely garnet (rough crystal)
Garnet group, likely almandine (Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃); identification from the image is uncertain
Greenstone / serpentinite-like metamorphic rock
Probable serpentinite-rich greenschist; commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals, chlorite, actinolite, and magnetite
Apache Tear
Obsidian (Hydrated Volcanic Glass) - SiO2 (with impurities)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, chrysotile, antigorite), with magnetite and relic mafic minerals
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Garnet-bearing granite or pegmatitic granitic rock
Coarse-grained granitoid, likely granite or pegmatite, composed mainly of quartz and feldspar with almandine/spessartine garnet and dark biotite or amphibole
Uncertain greenish stone, possibly serpentine or altered basalt
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; identification is provisional from the photograph
Tumbled stone, possibly green jasper or serpentine
Indeterminate from the photo; likely a jasper (microcrystalline quartz, SiO₂) or serpentine-group material
Olivine (peridot) grain
Olivine-group silicate, typically forsterite–fayalite solid solution: (Mg,Fe)₂SiO₄
Likely garnet
Almandine–pyrope garnet group; commonly Fe₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃ to Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Garnet
Garnet-group silicate, likely almandine–spessartine; general formula X₃Y₂(SiO₄)₃
Green Tourmaline
Elbaite (part of Tourmaline group), Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6Si6O18(BO3)3(OH)4
Slate
Slate, a fine-grained metamorphic rock composed mainly of mica-group minerals and quartz
Serpentine (likely serpentine-rich pebble)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and/or lizardite; commonly associated with magnetite and chlorite