Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Calcium magnesium iron silicate hydroxide)
metamorphic
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Pyrite (locally known as Fool's Gold)
Iron Sulfide (FeS2)
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
![Nephrite Jade (Pounamu) (Nephrite [Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2]) — metamorphic](https://media.rockidentification.com/a59279bd-35d1-43ae-a5a9-f5f364a66ad2-thumbnail.jpg)
Nephrite Jade (Pounamu)
Nephrite [Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2]
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Actinolite/Tremolite series)
metamorphic
Milky Quartz
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
gemstone
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
metamorphic
Quartz Crystal on Matrix
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Tumbled greenstone/chlorite-rich pebble
Likely chlorite-rich greenschist or altered basalt; exact identification requires testing
metamorphic
![Nephrite Jade (Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution series [Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2]) — metamorphic](https://media.rock.id/55cf6a40-4458-498a-98bb-5787dac573be-thumbnail.jpg)
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution series [Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2]
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-actinolite series (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)
Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-Actinolite series (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Quartz Pebble
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution series, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
![Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade (Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite [(Mg,Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄]; visual identification is uncertain) — metamorphic](https://media.rock.id/tumbled-green-stone-likely-serpentine-88ecbc88-3beb-4579-92be-6923fcfbb555-thumbnail.jpg)
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite [(Mg,Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄]; visual identification is uncertain
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Actinolite-Tremolite series)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Plagioclase Feldspar
NaAlSi3O8 – CaAlSi2O8 (Sodium-Calcium Aluminum Silicates)
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
metamorphic
Polished serpentine (likely bowenite)
Serpentinite; predominantly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with magnetite and carbonate
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
White Quartz Pebble
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
White Quartz
Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)
mineral
Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral