Metamorphic Rock (For Both Nephrite And Jadeite)

Milky Quartz with Nephrite Jade

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Tumbled greenstone, likely serpentine or altered jade-like rock

Serpentinite (predominantly serpentine-group minerals; Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly nephrite jade if notably tough and dense

Nephrite Jade

Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Polished dark green stone pendant, likely serpentine or nephrite jade

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite (microcrystalline tremolite–actinolite)

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Pyrite

Iron Disulfide (FeS2)

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (a variety of the amphibole series: Actinolite-Tremolite) Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade

Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade

Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Silicate mineral: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Calcium magnesium iron silicate hydroxide)

Iron-rich sulfide-bearing metamorphic rock

Likely pyrite- and/or chalcopyrite-bearing schist; identification is uncertain from imagery alone

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Chrysoprase-bearing serpentine (probable)

Serpentine-group minerals, mainly lizardite/antigorite, with possible nickel-bearing chrysoprase or green garnierite

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Quartz in Matrix (possibly with Biotite or Hornblende)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2) in Granitic Matrix

Greenstone (Greenschist)

Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, epidote, actinolite)

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Actinolite/Tremolite series)

Polished dark-green stone, possibly serpentine or nephrite jade

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite (actinolite–tremolite amphibole)

Polished green gemstone, likely jade or aventurine

Indeterminate; possibilities include nephrite jade (Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂) or green aventurine quartz (SiO₂)

Pyrite (locally known as Fool's Gold)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Graphite

Graphite (C)

Polished greenstone (likely serpentine or nephrite-like material)

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite (actinolite–tremolite amphibole)

Green gemstone ring, likely emerald simulant or jade

Uncertain; possible beryl (emerald, Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) or jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆), but the blurred image may show synthetic glass or another treated stone

Polished greenstone pebble (likely serpentine or chlorite-rich stone)

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible chlorite-rich metamorphic rock