Please help! Can't identify this green mineral found in San Diego County, California.

Question

From hills in North San Diego county. Possibly epidote?  I've been collecting these for years and have looked at every mineral photo online but have not found anything like it.  Have also found it in black (small black crystal seen in this pic).  Picture is magnified about 4X.  Actual rock is 1" X 2".

Answer 1

I don't own a cell phone but try sending your post and hit edit to attempt to get tool bars to pop up, use bottom tool bar sixth boxleft to right first icon, lookslike negative image of sun and two mountains.

Answer 2

First off, I would encourage you to check for the black minerals and such for a match. The structure of the inside material looks similar to the top layer prompting me to think it has oxidized. Check and let us know if it is magnetic. We'll go from there.

Answer 3

The only thing I can think of is epidote, but I'm not sure. The structure is really weird. What is its hardness?

Comments

Hi - I uploaded another pic.
Take a look and let me know your thoughts.
Thanks!

Answer 4

Here are more sample rocks found in same general area so you can see the other forms of the green mineral.

Answer 5

I'm almost sure because of the structure of the mineral that it's most likely actinolite which is a rare green mineral found in southern California especially near wrightwood California