Rock ID please

[Fullpan]

This is a rock I found in a mine? pit near Tonopah, Nv a few years back. I tried to sand/polish one area of it. Any help on id is
appreciated. (sorry about the quality of pic)

 

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[Jhaddad8]

You need to post better pics

 

[Turkısh Man]

İt is a garnıerıte ,nickel hydro silicate mineral
samples:

 

[Alex Burke]

Blue Jay Mine, Tonopah, Tonopah District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA
Royal Blue Mine, Tonopah, Tonopah District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA
Tonopah District, Nye Co., Nevada, USA
Turquoise?

http://www.mindat.org/photo-506728.html

 

[Fullpan]

Meteor - that's what a friend suggested (turquoise), guess I should take it to an expert. It does have a an appealing surface shine, but I thought turquoise
was more bluish?

 

[marinedad]

Nevada turquoise would be my guess too.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

those are the rocks I love to find...

good score!!!

 

[Alex Burke]

Meteor - that's what a friend suggested (turquoise), guess I should take it to an expert. It does have a an appealing surface shine, but I thought turquoise
was more bluish?

I missed this sorry, the Wiki page says: "The blue is attributed to idiochromatic copper while the green may be the result of either iron impurities (replacing aluminium) or dehydration." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Turquoise It does come in green too especially in the SW. Big pieces especially polished in the matrix are collectable.

 

[Turkısh Man]

Turquoise hardness: 5-6
Ganierite hardness: 2-4