Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Category
Metamorphic Rock (For Nephrite And Some Jadeite); Mineral (For Jadeite)
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-actinolite series (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Calcium magnesium iron silicate hydroxide)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Jadeite and Nephrite (Jade)
Sodium Aluminum Silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate (Nephrite)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Tremolite-Actinolite series)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (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
Yellow Jade (Yellow Chalcedony/Quartz)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Greenstone (Rough Jadeite or Nephrite)
Sodium aluminum silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium magnesium iron silicate (Nephrite)
metamorphic
Serpentinite (often called Jade or Nephrite substitute)
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade (River Cobble)
Nephrite (Silicate mineral: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade / Greenstone
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Jade (specifically Nephrite or Jadeite beads)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
metamorphic
Green Jade (specifically Nephrite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Serpentine Jade (New Jade/Olive Jade)
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 for Antigorite and Lizardite
Mineral
Pink Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - primarily Quartzite or Quartz
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Mineral
White Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
metamorphic
Yellow Jade (often Serpentine or Dolomite)
Primarily Serpentine (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2), though the term 'yellow jade' is also sometimes applied to varieties of true nephrite or jadeite.
Mineral, often a rock given its aggregate nature
Jadeite and Assorted Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire) / Beryl (Emerald)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Ruby/Sapphire (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)
mineral
Yellow Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2; Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
metamorphic
Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Mineral
Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock) containing serpentine minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Metamorphic rock
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Mineral
Lavender Jade (Jadeite)
Jadeite - Sodium Aluminum Silicate (NaAlSi2O6)
metamorphic
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
metamorphic
Yellow Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
metamorphic
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite, NaAlSi₂O₆
metamorphic
Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye
metamorphic
Green Aventurine
Quartz variety (SiO2 with inclusions)
mineral
Carved Mottled Greenish-Yellow Crystal/Glass Object
Unknown; possibly a form of quartz (chalcedony/jadeite/nephrite) or glass/resin.
Man-made Object/Uncertain Mineral
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Mineral
Red Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Quartzite
metamorphic
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Man-made object (Simulant)
Serpentine (variety: Serpentine Rock)
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; formula generally (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Gneiss (with Mica and Quartz)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
metamorphic
River Stone (Granitic Gneiss)
Foliated Granitic Gneiss
metamorphic
Feldspar
Potassium Feldspar (KAlSi3O8)
mineral
Agatized Petrified Wood
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Chalcedony pseudomorph after Wood
metamorphic