Metamorphic Rock (For Nephrite And Some Jadeite); Mineral (For Jadeite)

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Jadeite

Calc-Silicate Rock

Green Jade

Jade

Nephrite

Metabasalt

Schist

Metagabbro

Granulite

Serpentinite

Gneiss

Asphalt Rock

Gneiss

metamorphic

Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)

metamorphic

Gneiss

High-grade metamorphic rock (Gneiss)

metamorphic

Gneiss

Metamorphic Gneiss

metamorphic

Gneiss (with Quartzite and Mica)

Gneiss

metamorphic

Gneiss (Banded Gneiss)

Gneiss

metamorphic

Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)

Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)

Metamorphic

Gneiss (Granitic Gneiss)

Gneiss (composed primarily of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphibole)

metamorphic

Serpentine (Green Jasper variety)

Antigorite/Chrysotile, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

metamorphic

Quartz (in a rock matrix)

Quartz (SiO2)

mineral

Gneiss

Gneissic Metamorphic Rock

metamorphic

Gneiss (or Granite Gneiss)

Metamorphic rock rich in quartz, feldspar, and biotite/amphibole

metamorphic

Greenstone

Greenschist (metamorphosed mafic igneous rock)

metamorphic

Granite Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)

metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (SiO2-rich metamorphic rock)

metamorphic

Slate

Foliated Metamorphic Rock (composed primarily of Quartz, Muscovite, and Illite)

metamorphic

Auriferous Quartz or Pyritic Ore

Iron Pyrite (FeS2) or Native Gold (Au) in Matrix

mineral

Greenstone (Epidosite/Altered Diorite)

Metabasalt or Meta-andesite / Epidotized Diorite

metamorphic

Banded Gneiss

Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)

metamorphic

Granitic Gneiss

Gneiss (Complex silicate composition)

metamorphic

Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)

Gneiss (variable mineral formula primarily containing Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)

metamorphic

Mica Group Minerals

There isn't a single scientific name as 'Mica' refers to a group of phyllosilicate minerals. Common scientific names include Muscovite (KAl₂ (AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂), Biotite (K(Mg,Fe)₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), Phlogopite (KMg₃AlSi₃O₁₀(OH)₂), and Lepidolite (K(Li,Al)₃(Al,Si,Rb)₄O₁₀(F,OH)₂).

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