Fuchsite schist
Rock
Also called Green mica schist and Ruby in fuchsite
About it
Schist or quartzite glittering bright green from chromium-rich muscovite (fuchsite), often tumbled or carved. Found in Brazil, India, and Zimbabwe; ruby in fuchsite from India is a popular variant.
- Type
- Rock (metamorphic)
- Group
- Metamorphic (foliated)
- Lustre
- pearly
- Colours
- bright green, emerald green, silvery green
- Transparency
- opaque
- Cleavage and fracture
- splits along foliation
Typical values: real specimens vary. For more, see mindat.org.