May 9, 2016

Monday Geology Picture: Green Countertop

Posted by Evelyn Mervine

A pretty green decorative rock forms the countertop in my hotel room bathroom.

A pretty green decorative rock forms the countertop in my hotel room bathroom. Click to enlarge. Apologies for the poor cell phone camera picture with flash!

I’m traveling for business at the moment and living out of hotel rooms for a week or so. My current hotel room has a pretty green rock for the bathroom countertop. It’s most likely a green soapstone of some sort. Can anyone identify those interesting black minerals?