Metamorphic Or Igneous Alteration

Perlite (Unexpanded)

Amorphous volcanic glass

Sodalite

Sodalite (Na8Al6Si6O24Cl2)

Epidote

Ca2(Al2,Fe3+)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)

Soapstone (Steatite)

Steatite (primarily Talc: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2)

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4

Unakite

Unakite (altered granitic rock)

Unakite

Unakite (metasomatized granite)

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Basalt with Epidote (Greenstone)

Epidote-bearing Metabasalt

Noble Serpentine

Antigorite (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Unakite (Epidote with Quartz and Feldspar)

Unakite (Metasomatized Granitic Rock)

Serpentine

Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Leopard Skin Jasper

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with impurities

Serpentine

Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Quartz (in a rock matrix)

Quartz (SiO2)

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli (a rock composed primarily of Lazurite)

Ruby

Corundum (Al2O3:Cr)

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Magnesium-rich Tremolite-Actinolite)

Rhodonite

Manganese Inosilicate (MnSiO3), often with Ca, Fe, Mg, Zn

Epidote in Basalt

Epidotized Basalt (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) in Mafic Igneous Host)

Serpentine

Serpentine-group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)

Unakite

Unakite (altered granite)

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)

Epidote (Unakite-related)

Epidote (Ca2(Al,Fe)3(SiO4)3(OH))

Unakite or Red Jasper in Epidote

Unakite (Metasomatized Granite)

Charoite

Charoite (Hydrated potassium sodium calcium barium strontium silicate hydroxyfluoride)

Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite)

Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) within Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)

Serpentine (Serpentinite)

Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Serpentine (Serpentinite)

Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4

Jade

There are two distinct minerals classified as Jade: Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the image showing translucent, somewhat fibrous material, it is likely Nephrite.

Celadonite in Amygdaloidal Basalt

K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2 (Celadonite mineral) within a Basalt matrix

Greenstone / Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals from the serpentine group Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Red Tiger's Eye

Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Fe2O3 inclusions)

Stichtite in Serpentine (Atlantisite)

Mg6Cr2CO3(OH)16·4H2O (Stichtite) within Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 (Serpentine)

Basalt with Epidote Veins

Mafic Igneous Rock (Basalt)

Serpentine

Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Unakite

Epidotized Granite

Hematite

Iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3)

Tiffany Stone

Fluoritized Opal Beryllium Tuff (composed of Fluorite; CaF2, Opalized SiO2, Bertrandite, Chalcedony, and Quartz)

Jade

There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the appearance, these spheres are likely Nephrite.

Granite (with alteration)

Granite (Felsic intrusive igneous rock)