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 Marble


SPECIMEN ORIGIN: Madoc, Ontario, CANADA

 

 

Black & White Striped Marble

aka Zebra Rock

SPECIMEN ORIGIN: Gargoyle Lake, Atikokan, Ontario   CANADA

 
   

Metamorphic Dolomite

This is a local stone found by Mark Bruce Hadley on his property in Annapolis, Missouri, USA. It can be a decorative stone and also used in hand made jewellery. First called ottoite, it is now called Missouri Dreamstone.

 

 

 

Metaquartzite

  TEXTURE: crystalline texture, sugary appearance
Mica Schist

 
Serpentine
Lense-shaped pieces, often with slippery surface.
ORIGIN: Newfoundland
TEXTURE: feels slippery

 

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