Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
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Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution 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
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Mineral
Jadeite (Jade)
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
metamorphic
Jade Ring
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
gemstone
Black jade or dark serpentine cabochon
Jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite amphibole; possibly serpentine (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
gemstone
New Jade (Serpentine)
Antigorite / Serpentine group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Green aventurine and gray stone pendant
Likely green aventurine quartz (SiO₂), paired with a gray quartzite or feldspar-rich stone; exact identification requires testing
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Actinolite-Tremolite series)
metamorphic
Soapstone and Jade
Steatite (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2) and Nephrite/Jadeite
metamorphic
Greenstone (Rough Jadeite or Nephrite)
Sodium aluminum silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium magnesium iron silicate (Nephrite)
metamorphic
New Jade (Serpentine)
Antigorite / Serpentine Group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
White Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Tremolite-Actinolite / Sodium Aluminum Silicate (NaAlSi2O6)
metamorphic
Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Serpentinite (often called Jade or Nephrite substitute)
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade / Greenstone
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
White Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
metamorphic
Green Aventurine (or Jadeite/Nephrite Jade)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Aventurine Quartz
gemstone
Nephrite Jade (River Cobble)
Nephrite (Silicate mineral: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Green Jade (specifically Nephrite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Green aventurine beads
Quartz (SiO₂), typically green quartzite/aventurine with fuchsite mica inclusions
mineral
Chinese Jade (Green Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
gemstone
Quartzite Jade (Consolidated Quartzite)
Quartzite (SiO2)
gemstone
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Mineral
Tumbled green aventurine (likely)
Quartz, SiO₂, containing green fuchsite mica or other inclusions
mineral
Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead)
Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Mineral for Fluorite; Mineral/Rock for Jadeite (as it's often a rock composed primarily of jadeite mineral)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Polished serpentine-rich stone (likely serpentine jade/“new jade”)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile, with possible magnetite and carbonate
metamorphic
Serpentinite (often containing Jadeite/Nephrite)
Antigorite-rich Serpentine Rock, (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Polished crescent-shaped stone pendant
Likely black jade, basalt, or other dark silicate stone; exact identification requires testing
mineral
Green Aventurine (or Xiuyan Jade / Serpentine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions or Magnesium Silicate
metamorphic
Green aventurine jade-style cabochon (likely dyed chalcedony or glass imitation)
Quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂; exact material is uncertain from the image
mineral
Pink Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - primarily Quartzite or Quartz
metamorphic
Yellow Jade (Yellow Chalcedony/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral