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Post by vegasjames on Nov 22, 2022 18:17:58 GMT -5
Chlorite itself is not a specific mineral. The name is used as an ID for abotu 10 different minerals in that family.
Chlorite is also a component of phyllite.
Sorry for my confusion -
So if you were to call this stone Phyllite would/could that be more accurate ?
Patty
Hard to say. It does look like a mix of phyllite and quartz, but cannot say for sure from just that pic. If you have a USB microscope you can look at it up close and see if the green is composed of mica flakes or crystals.
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fuss
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Post by fuss on Nov 23, 2022 1:07:55 GMT -5
Do you have a UV light by chance? what I think you have is Corundum in Actinolite Schist from Chunky Gal Mountain, Clay County, North Carolina. The Corundum usually fluoresces red under long wave UV light. I acquired quite a bit of it from Bstone over the summer.
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fuss
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Post by fuss on Nov 23, 2022 1:16:41 GMT -5
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Post by liveoak on Nov 23, 2022 9:15:22 GMT -5
Woo Hoo !!!!! fuss you got it. And I do indeed have a UV light & glow it does . But a smile on my face this morning.
The cab was difficult to photography but the pink spots were glowing as well.
No coincidence, this came in a box I bought from bstone. Lots of different material in the boxes (3) I got from him. THANK YOU for putting a definite name to it.
Chunky Gal Corundum in Actinolite Schist from NC
Patty ... glowing with happiness as this is the first specimen I have that glows !!!!
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Post by bstone on Nov 26, 2022 10:36:40 GMT -5
I like UV stuff.
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