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Chlorastrolite, also known as Isle Royale Greenstone, is a green or bluish green stone. [1] Chlorastrolite has finely radiating or stellate (for examples, see crystal habits) masses that have a "turtleback" pattern. The stellate masses tend to be chatoyant, meaning they have a varying luster. This chatoyancy can be subtranslucent to opaque.
Isle Royale greenstone Chlorastrolite, found in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan and Isle Royale in the US; Pounamu (New Zealand jade/greenstone), several types of hard and durable stone found in southern New Zealand; Greensand (geology), glauconite bearing sandstone and a geologic formation in the UK
Chlorastrolite (variety of pumpellyite-(Mg)) Chrysoprase (green nickel bearing chalcedony) Chrysotile (group name - asbestiform serpentine) Citrine (yellow variety of quartz) Cleveite (variety of uraninite) Clinochrysotile (polytype of chrysotile) Coltan (short for minerals of the columbite group) Crocidolite (asbestiform riebeckite)
Native copper and chlorastrolite, the official state gem of Michigan, are secondary minerals filling pore spaces formed by vesicles and fractures within the volcanic rocks. Prehnite and agate amygdules are also plentiful island gemstones. [15]: 55, 58–61
Leaders of states in the U.S. which have significant mineral deposits often create a state mineral, rock, stone or gemstone to promote interest in their natural resources, history, tourism, etc.
Greenstone artifacts may be made of greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, chrysoprase, olivine, nephrite, chloromelanite among other green-hued minerals. [1] The term also includes jade and jadeite, although these are perhaps more frequently identified by these latter terms. [2]
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Actinolite. Nephrite (var.); Adamite; Aegirine; Afghanite; Agrellite; Algodonite; Alunite; Amblygonite; Analcime; Anatase; Andalusite. Chiastolite; Andesine ...