Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Greenstone / Greenschist
Greenschist (containing Chlorite, Epidote, Actinolite)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Greenstone (Prase / Metavolcanic)
Metamorphosed volcanic rock (Greenstone)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Tumbled serpentine with dark magnetite/chromite matrix
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite/lizardite, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4, with magnetite and possibly chromite
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock composed primarily of quartz, feldspar, and mica)
Almandine Garnet
Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss)
Gneiss (typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica/Amphiboles)
Labradorite
Plagioclase Feldspar ((Ca, Na)(Al, Si)4O8)
Gneiss (specifically a Granitic Gneiss specimen)
Gneiss (high-grade metamorphic rock primarily composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphibole)
Gneiss
Metamorphic rock of high-grade regional metamorphism
Gneiss (River Cobble)
Metamorphic Gneiss
Red Garnet
Garnet Group (e.g., Pyrope, Almandine, Spessartine, Grossular, Andradite, Uvarovite)
Gneiss (Metamorphosed Pebble)
Gneiss with Quartz/Feldspar banding
Gneiss (with iron staining)
Gneiss
Greenstone / Graywacke
Metagraywacke or Chlorite Schist
Gneiss
Gneiss
Rough Emerald
Beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18 with Chromium/Vanadium impurities)
Pink Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (Microcline or Orthoclase), KAlSi3O8
Gneiss
Gneiss
Gneiss with Quartz Veining
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (a rock composed predominantly of serpentine group minerals)
Mixed Tumbled Stones Collection
Mixed Silicates and Carbonates (Quartz, Amorphous Silica, Carbonates)
Gneiss (specifically a weathered Amphibolite or Garnet Gneiss)
Gneiss (complex silicate composition)
Tumbled greenstone/chlorite-rich pebble
Likely chlorite-rich greenschist or altered basalt; exact identification requires testing
Schist
Mica Schist (Metamorphic Rock)
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 / K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2)
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Greenstone
Greenschist (Metamorphosed Mafic Rock)
Pink Marble
Recrystallized Limestone (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
Granite Gneiss
High-grade regional metamorphic rock (Quartz-Feldspar Gneiss)
Raw Garnet Fragment
Nesosilicate Group (e.g., Almandine, Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Mixed Quartz and River Pebbles (Stone Collection)
Mixed assortment containing mainly Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock typically composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Biotite/Amphiboles)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Ferruginous Quartz (Iron-stained Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Hematite/Limonite impurities
Quartzite
Metamorphosed Quartz Sandstone (SiO2)
Rough Corundum (likely Sapphire/Zircon-bearing)
Aluminium Oxide (Al2O3)