Metamorphic Rock (For Both Nephrite And Jadeite)

Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Nephrite Jade

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

Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine or nephrite jade)

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

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Plagioclase Feldspar

NaAlSi3O8 – CaAlSi2O8 (Sodium-Calcium Aluminum Silicates)

Cowrie Shell Fossil

Cypraea sp.

Nephrite Jade / Epidote Pebble

Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 / Ca2Al2Fe3+(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH)

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate Hydroxide - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Faceted red gemstone, likely ruby

Corundum (Al₂O₃), red variety colored mainly by chromium

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble

Silicon dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine or nephrite-like material)

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possibly nephrite jade (actinolite-tremolite)

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine or nephrite jade

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite [(Mg,Fe)₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄]; visual identification is uncertain

Beaded gemstone bracelets, likely lavender jade/quartz and blue-gray sodalite or dumortierite

Probable jadeite/nephrite or lavender quartz; blue beads may be sodalite (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2) or dumortierite

Quartz (Clear or Milky)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Sandstone (Quartzite-rich)

Clastic sedimentary rock (primarily SiO2)

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

White Jade (Nephrite)

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

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled greenstone/chlorite-rich pebble

Likely chlorite-rich greenschist or altered basalt; exact identification requires testing

Quartz (Pebble)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Likely polished serpentine or nephrite jade pebble

Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite; possibly nephrite jade (interlocking tremolite-actinolite)

Ruby in Fuchsite

Corundum (Al2O3) in Fuchsite (K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2)

Nephrite Jade (Pounamu)

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

Plagioclase Feldspar

Plagioclase Feldspar Series (NaAlSi3O8 - CaAl2Si2O8)

Pyrite in Matrix

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Pyrite (on Quartz/Sulfide matrix)

Iron Sulfide (FeS2)

Nephrite Jade

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

Polished pale-green stone, likely serpentine or jade

Serpentine-group mineral (commonly antigorite/lizardite), or possibly nephrite jade (tremolite–actinolite amphibole)

Quartz (possibly Citrine or Smoky Quartz variety)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Blue schist (likely glaucophane schist)

Glaucophane schist; chiefly glaucophane amphibole with mica, quartz, and possible lawsonite/epidote

Sandstone (Ferruginous)

Arenite (complex silicate composition with iron oxides)

Quartz (Chert/Quartzite variant)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Milky Quartz

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Nephrite Jade

Tremolite-actinolite series (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

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

Nephrite Jade

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