Metamorphic Rock (For Both Nephrite And Jadeite)

Polished gray-green stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade

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

Serpentinite (Polished Serpentine)

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Tumbled greenstone, likely serpentinite

Serpentinite (predominantly serpentine-group minerals: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)

Polished dark-speckled igneous pebble, likely diorite or gabbro

Probable diorite (plagioclase feldspar and hornblende/biotite); exact identification is uncertain from the image

Possible hematite- or magnetite-rich rock

Likely iron oxide, chiefly hematite (Fe₂O₃) and/or magnetite (Fe₃O₄); exact identification requires testing

Green aventurine quartzite (likely)

Quartz-rich metamorphic rock; predominantly microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂), with possible fuchsite, chlorite, or epidote

Nephrite Jade

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

Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite (approximately Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)

Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine or nephrite jade)

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly nephrite, a tremolite–actinolite amphibole aggregate

Nephrite Jade

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

Milky Quartz

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide)

Dark green cabochon, likely serpentine or nephrite jade

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

Quartz Crystal on Matrix

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Nephrite Jade

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

Polished greenstone (likely serpentine or nephrite jade)

Serpentine-group mineral aggregate, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possible nephrite, a tremolite–actinolite amphibole aggregate

Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine or nephrite jade)

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite; possibly nephrite, a fibrous aggregate of amphibole (actinolite–tremolite)

Nephrite Jade Elephant Carving

Nephrite (a variety of the calcium, magnesium, and iron-rich amphibole minerals tremolite or actinolite)

Nephrite Jade

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

Pearl-bearing oyster shell

Nacreous shell, primarily aragonite (CaCO₃), with natural pearls (calcium-carbonate nacre)

Nephrite Jade

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

Weathered jasper or iron-stained quartzite

Silicified quartz-rich rock, primarily microcrystalline quartz (SiO₂) with iron-oxide/hydroxide staining

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Polished greenstone pebble

Nephrite jade (compact tremolite–actinolite amphibole), possibly serpentine

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

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

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (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 (Magnesium-rich Tremolite-Actinolite)

Green Tourmaline (Verdelite)

Elbaite (Na(Li,Al)3Al6(BO3)3Si6O18(OH)4)

White Quartz Pebble

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)

White Quartz

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide, SiO2)