Greenstone with Epidote or Quartz Vein
Epidiorite or Metabasalt (composed largely of Chlorite, Epidote, and Amphibole)
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Greenstone with Epidote or Quartz Vein
Epidiorite or Metabasalt (composed largely of Chlorite, Epidote, and Amphibole)
Greenstone (metamorphosed basalt)
Greenschist / Meta-basalt
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Muscovite Schist
Muscovite Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of clay minerals or micas)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Greenstone
Greenschist / Greenstone (Chlorite-Epidote facies)
Slate with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Mainly Quartz, Muscovite, Chlorite)
Phyllite
Phyllite (Foliated metamorphic rock)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Carbon-based sedimentary-derived metamorphic rock)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed mainly of Quartz, Illite, and Chlorite)
Epidote (likely Pistacite in Epidosite rock)
Epidote: Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH)
River Quartzite Siltstone
Quartz-rich Meta-siltstone (SiO2 dominated)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Greenstone
Protolith of basalt, diabase, or gabbro; often contains minerals like chlorite, actinolite, and epidote
Greenschist (containing Epidote and Quartz)
Greenschist (Epidote-Chlorite-Actinolite Schist)
Chlorite (Small Flakes/Sand)
Chlorite Group (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide - (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·(Mg,Fe)3(OH)6)
Greenstone / Chert
Cryptocrystalline Quartz (SiO2) or Altered Basalt
Greenschist
Greenschist (Chlorite Schist)
Prehnite
Calcium aluminum silicate hydroxide - Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Epidote
Epidote Group (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Quartzite with Chlorite/Epidote
Metamorphosed Quartzite (SiO2)
Slate
Slate (foliated metamorphic rock, primarily composed of quartz, illite, chlorite, and micas)
Greenschist
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group Minerals Antigorite, Chrysotile, and Lizardite; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Pyrite
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
Mica Schist (with Golden/Biotite inclusions)
K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(F,OH)2 (Biotite), KAl2(AlSi3O10)(F,OH)2 (Muscovite)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)AlSi3O12(OH))
Greenstone
Greenschist (containing chlorite, epidote, and actinolite)
Slate
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of silica and alumina with iron and magnesium)
Epidote
Epidote ({Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH))
Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)
Epidote-bearing Metabasalt
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2)
Quartz on Chlorite Schist
Chlorite Schist (Mg,Fe)3(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 with Quartz (SiO2)
Anthracite Coal
Anthracite (Highly Metamorphosed Coal)
Epidote
Epidote (Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Anthracite Coal
Low-grade metamorphic carbonaceous rock
Prehnite
Prehnite (Ca2Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)
Epidote
Epidote; Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)
Epidote in Matrix (Dragon Stone variant)
Epidote with Quartz/Feldspar (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))
Greenstone
Greenschist (primarily composed of chlorite, actinolite, and epidote)
Greenschist
Greenschist (comprising Actinolite, Chlorite, and Epidote)