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Common colors*
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Primary and secondary minerals*
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Apparent vein orientation
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| Color Name | Abbreviation | Munsell reference | Minerals | Abbreviation | Orientation | Abbreviation | Term | Explanation |
| Black | Blk | 10YR 2/1 | Celadonite | Cel | Inclined | INC | << | Much less than |
| White | Wht | 2.5Y N8/ | Calcium carbonate | CO3 | Curved | CUR | Hf | Hairline fracture |
| Brown | Brn | 10YR 4/3 | Iron oxyhydroxides | FeOx | Horizontal | H | -> | Altered to |
| Yellowish brown | Yel-Brn | 10YR 5/8 | Olivine | Ol | Vertical | V | Trace | Trace (<1%) |
| Dark brown | Dk Brn | 10YR 3/3 | Plagioclase | Pl | Subhorizontal | SH | Sediment | Sediment |
| Olive | Olv | 5Y 4/3 | Pyrite | Py | Subvertical | SV | Apparent | Apparent |
| Green | Grn | 10GY 4/4 | Saponite | Sap |
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| Yellowish green | Yel-Grn | 10Y 7/6 | Smectite | Sm |
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| Dark green | Dk Grn | 10GY 3/2 | Zeolite | Zeol |
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| Dusky green | Grn-Gr | 5G 3/2 | Manganese oxyhydroxides | MnOx |
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| Grayish green | Gr-Grn | 5G 5/2 | Chalcedony | Chal |
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| Gray | Gr | 10Y 5/1 | Quartz | Qtz |
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| Dark gray | Dk Gr | 10YR 4/1 | Pyroxene | Pyx |
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| Dark yellowish brown | DYB | 10YR 4/6 | Copper | Cu |
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| Light yellowish brown | LYB | 10YR 6/4 | Manganese | Mn |
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| Pink | Pink | 10R 8/4 |
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Note: * = other mineral names and colors are spelled out.
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