Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Tumbled jade-like stone, likely nephrite jade
Nephrite: fine-grained interlocking tremolite–actinolite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (amphibole mineral); Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6 (pyroxene mineral)
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.
Jade (Jadeite/Nephrite)
NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeite) / Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Nephrite)
Nephrite Jade (or Serpentine)
Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral tremolite-actinolite) or Serpentine Group minerals
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Jade (likely Jadeite)
Jadeite (a pyroxene mineral) or Nephrite (a variety of amphibole mineral)
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6; Jadeite silicate mineral
Green Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Jade
Jade can refer to two distinct minerals: Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6). Based on the image, showing a relatively uniform green color and possibly slight translucence in bead form, it is very likely one of these, but determining which one from a photo is difficult without specific testing.
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 - a variety of actinolite, an amphibole mineral); Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 - a pyroxene mineral)
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6
Yellow Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite (NaAlSi2O6 or Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2; Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
Jadeite (Nephrite-Jadeite blend)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Greenstone (Celadonite-bearing Volcanic)
Hydrothermally altered basalt or andesite with Celadonite (K(Mg,Fe2+)(Fe3+,Al)Si4O10(OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6
Jade (likely nephrite)
Nephrite jade: interlocking actinolite–tremolite amphibole, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂; exact identification requires testing
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Burmese Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Jade
Jadeite or Nephrite
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6) and Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2). Based on the appearance, these spheres are likely Nephrite.
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite, NaAlSi2O6
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)