Some rocks in my collection

Multicolored jasper found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

The vivid colors in this jasper are splendid to behold!

This piece of multicolored jasper is polished by the wind and sand of the desert.

Chert speckled with blue agate found by Ten Sleep, Wyoming

More of that multicolored jasper found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

 

This is banded ironstone found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.  This specimen has a large amount of hematite and iron in it, and it is very heavy.  The wind and sand has polished part of the stone.

 

Multicolored jasper with red veins found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Unakite (or Epidote) found in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming

 

Banded ironstone found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

 

 

Multicolored jasper

 

 

Multicolored jasper

 

 

Jasper conglomerate

Greenish yellow Aventurine found south of Wind River Canyon, Wyoming

Jasper conglomerate

 

Round stone found in Hot Springs County, Wyoming

 

Found by Powder River, Wyoming

Algate or chalcedony found by Ten Sleep, Wyoming

 

Quartz from the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming

 

 Sandstone Concretions found by Ten Sleep, Wyoming

Rocks Found in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming

Wyoming Jade and Wyoming Green Aventurine

This is a photo someone took of dark olive Wyoming jade.

 This is a photo I took of what I found that I believe is green Aventurine.

Here is another photo of that green Aventurine.

Someone else took a photo of what they describe the stone above to be Wyoming jade.

Again, here is another photo I took of what I believe is green Aventurine that I found.

Any experts out there to help me be sure that what I found is Aventurine and not Jade?

Thanks.

Muscovite, Mica, Fuchsite, Lepidolite

I found all of these rocks by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.

I'm still learning to identify rocks.
The large white rock with mica flakes (photos 3 and 12 above) I believe is "Muscovite Mica".
 
The area has lepidolite, fuchsite and aventurine.
I believe the rocks that are mostly made of mica are fuchsite. These have pink, green or black hues.


Some brands of toothpaste include powdered white mica that acts as a mild abrasive to help polish your teeth, and also adds a cosmetically-pleasing glittery shimmer to the paste. The shimmer from mica is also used in makeup, as it gives a translucent "glow" to the skin or helps to mask imperfections. Its also used in automotive paint to make it glisten.  Its added to potting soil too and has many other uses.

The earliest use of mica was in cave paintings.

Wind River Canyon Rocks

 

I found these rocks by Wind River Canyon, Wyoming.