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Subject:Probably fluorite
Posted By: Super Tue, Sep 12, 2017
I believe your rocks may be fluorite:
https://www.google.com/search?q=fluorite+in+British+Columbia&sa=X&tbm=isch&imgil=jAmrff2gtNBvBM%253A%253BcGWRCVPeu_4ITM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.johnbetts-fineminerals.com%25252Fjhbnyc%25252Fmineralmuseum%25252Fpicshow.php%25253Fid%2525253D16495&source=iu&pf=m&fir=jAmrff2gtNBvBM%253A%252CcGWRCVPeu_4ITM%252C_&usg=__jzJwluNPT0EunBbYMJXd8P4QfCU%3D&biw=1536&bih=804&dpr=1.25&ved=0ahUKEwjsvsShq6DWAhUJzIMKHaWFC3UQyjcIPQ&ei=ly-4WayXHYmYjwSli66oBw#imgrc=jAmrff2gtNBvBM:
https://books.google.com/books?id=0ch_CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78&dq=fluorite+in+British+Columbia+specific+gravity&source=bl&ots=QQFe77ubwN&sig=4oLVG8FW7ruNWmyd9BzZCxXcgDw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjg-sjtq6DWAhWExYMKHVuWD58Q6AEINTAB#v=onepage&q=fluorite%20in%20British%20Columbia%20specific%20gravity&f=false
Its S.G. is 3.0 - 3.2 which is high enough to be jade but unfortunately its MOH hardness is only 4, too soft to be considered jade.
Hope this helps.
Super
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