green crysta,l epidote, olivine?

fuss

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green crystal, epidote, olivine?

Ill have to get a photo of the whole rock taken and uploaded, but this shot is from what I believe to be basalt. The rock has mini shallow vugs that are filled with tiny green crystals this one (also tiny) is larger and seems to be a bit darker and shaped differently. Its to small to do any testing on except maybe acid which im not going to bother with at the moment. Thx.

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green tabular crystal2.jpg
 

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I've said before I am not an expert, but to my eye It looks much more like olivine to me than epidote!:thumbsup:
 

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Jim in Idaho

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I'm with Zim, though that longish crystal does have the aspect of epidote.
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I'll go with Epidote or Clinozoisite, a close cousin. To bad its so small maybe you will strike a lucky vug.
 

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Jim in Idaho

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If I found a hunk of basalt around here, that had all those crystals, I'd be doing some serious looking around that area.
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