I need help identifying crystals/stones/rocks that I have found!

[FreeSpirit]

Hello, I am looking for help identifying these rocks. Any help would be much appreciated!! Even websites where I could fun out more about them.
Thank you for this lovely forum. (:
**All of these rocks are smaller, .5-2in. Diameter.
Rock # 1
Rock #2
Rock #3
Rock #4
Rock #5
Rock #6
Rock #7
Rock #8
Rock #9
***This is a smaller geode I found and cracked open.
Rock #10

 

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[Gizmo1211]

I have the same issues figuring out rocks. I found a lapidary shop that will identify for me and also cut open if they think it needs it, or I want it. Found out I had a cool huge agate that way. When I first started internet hunting rock shops dint help, only sold polished stuff. But learned lapidary shop was the term to use. I got lucky finding one nearby owned by a guy who will teach you how to use his equipment for cutting and polishing for free. He just loves his stuff, and likes to teach! Hope you have luck!
Karen

 

[Eu_citzen]

1-4, 6-7: Granitoid
5: Syenite(?)
8: Uncertain. Gneiss or something similar?
9-10; Quartz.

 

[stdenis_jd]

#5 looks almost like unakite, has a band of epidote running through it (green stuff)

 

[FreeSpirit]

Thank you!!! I have many other rocks and you just helpe me figure out whatany of them are! Haha i was hoping I found some healing stones/crystals out I this bunch.

 

[FreeSpirit]

#5 looks almost like unakite, has a band of epidote running through it (green stuff)

That is exactly what I was thinking with this one! Excites me a bit, but how could I be so sure?

 

[FreeSpirit]

I have the same issues figuring out rocks. I found a lapidary shop that will identify for me and also cut open if they think it needs it, or I want it. Found out I had a cool huge agate that way. When I first started internet hunting rock shops dint help, only sold polished stuff. But learned lapidary shop was the term to use. I got lucky finding one nearby owned by a guy who will teach you how to use his equipment for cutting and polishing for free. He just loves his stuff, and likes to teach! Hope you have luck!
Karen

Well thats awesome you cool find a shop and a nice guy like that! How awesome!! Thank you for the tip.

 

[Eu_citzen]

One little vein of epidote doesn't make an unakite. IMO unakite is mostly epidote with some K Feldspar.

 

[stdenis_jd]

One little vein of epidote doesn't make an unakite. IMO unakite is mostly epidote with some K Feldspar.

exactly what I meant by "almost". has some pink K spar but not primarily Kspar w/epidote. See a ton of that stuff here in northern Michigan