Serpentine
Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Category
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Serpentine
Hydrous magnesium iron silicate, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Actinolite
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Greenstone (River Pebble)
Metabasalt / Greenschist
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock, primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Celadonite in Basalt (Green Earth)
Celadonite (K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Limonite (Iron Ore)
Limonite (an amorphous mixture of hydrated iron oxides, primarily FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Red Jasper
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite inclusions
Likely slate or fine-grained metamorphic rock
Slate; predominantly microcrystalline quartz, mica, and clay minerals
Greenstone
Metabasalt / Greenschist
Unidentified River Rock or Mudstone
N/A (Generic rock fragment)
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Ironstone Concretion
Siderite or Hematite Concretion
Greenstone (likely chlorite-rich metamorphic rock)
Greenschist; commonly composed of chlorite, actinolite, and epidote, with possible albite
Dark gray metamorphic rock, likely slate or phyllite
Fine-grained foliated rock composed mainly of mica, chlorite, and quartz; exact identification requires testing
River Cobble (likely Metasedimentary or Basalt)
Metamorphosed Siltstone or Altered Fine-grained Igneous Rock
Epidote (Greenstone)
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Foliated metamorphic rock, likely slate or phyllite
Slate–phyllite; primarily quartz, mica, and clay-derived minerals
Greenstone
Metabasalts and metavolcanics
Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)
Epidote-bearing Metabasalt
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Silicate mineral: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Greenstone
Chlorite schist or metabasalt depending on specific composition
Jasper / Chert (Iron-stained Quartz)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Brecciated Jasper or Chert
SiO2
Quartz Pebble with Chlorite or Epidote Inclusions
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Tumbled milky quartz pebble
Quartz (silicon dioxide, SiO₂)
Quartzite Pebble
Quartzite
Limonite Nugget
Limonite (Hydrated iron oxide-hydroxide, FeO(OH)·nH2O)
Limonite
FeO(OH)•nH2O
Polished tiger’s eye
Quartz (microcrystalline SiO₂) with crocidolite-derived iron oxides
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Mica Schist (with Golden/Biotite inclusions)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2 (Biotite), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 (Muscovite)
Green Chalcedony Ring
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Fossil-bearing fine-grained sedimentary rock
Likely fossiliferous mudstone or shale; visible feature may be a plant fragment, trace fossil, or mineral vein
Greenish-gray slate fragment
Slate; fine-grained metamorphosed mudstone, commonly mica- and chlorite-bearing
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based organic sedimentary/metamorphic rock)
Epidote in Matrix (Dragon Stone variant)
Epidote with Quartz/Feldspar (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Greenstone
Greenschist (containing chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)