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

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Polished serpentine (often sold as “new jade” or lemon serpentine)

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Yellow Jade

Jadeite or Nephrite (various silicates)

Burmese Jadeite (Water Jade)

Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)

Jadeite (Jade)

Jadeite; NaAlSi2O6

Nephrite Jade

Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Jadeite Jade

Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)

Carved greenstone figure

Likely nephrite jade (jadeite is a possible alternative), mainly amphibole-group minerals

Translucent pale-green bangle, likely jade

Possibly jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite (a tremolite–actinolite amphibole); the image alone cannot distinguish them reliably

Green jade-like cabochon pendant

Possibly nephrite (fine-grained tremolite–actinolite); the photo alone cannot confirm the material

Polished green jade (likely nephrite)

Nephrite jade, an interlocking amphibole aggregate dominated by tremolite–actinolite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Jade

Jadeite or Nephrite (both are commonly referred to as 'jade'). Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6; Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2.

Serpentinite (often containing Jadeite/Nephrite)

Antigorite-rich Serpentine Rock, (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4

Polished serpentine (likely bowenite)

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and/or lizardite; commonly Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Polished greenstone (probable nephrite jade)

Nephrite jade; interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Green Aventurine

Silicon dioxide with Fuchsite inclusions (SiO2 + K(Al,Cr)2AlSi3O10(OH)2)

Jadeite (variety of Jade)

Jadeite, NaAlSi₂O₆

Polished white-green serpentine pebble

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite or lizardite; commonly sold as “new jade”

Green ring, likely jade

Jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite (calcium-magnesium amphibole); image alone cannot distinguish them

Serpentine (Serpentinite)

Serpentinite rock / Serpentine subgroup ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Polished green gemstone cabochon, likely aventurine quartz or jade

Uncertain from image; possible quartzite containing fuchsite (green aventurine) or jadeite/nephrite

Carved white jade pendant

Likely nephrite jade (actinolite–tremolite series); possibly jadeite or chalcedony

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Actinolite-Tremolite series)

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Jadeite Jade

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Polished yellow-green serpentine pendant

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and/or lizardite; approximate formula Mg3Si2O5(OH)4

Lavender Jade and Snowy Quartz (Druzy)

NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeite) / SiO2 (Quartz)

White jade (likely nephrite) beads

Nephrite jade, an interlocking amphibole aggregate dominated by tremolite–actinolite; exact identification requires testing

Jadeite Jade

Jadeite (Sodium Aluminum Silicate, NaAlSi₂O₆)

Carved Jade or Serpentine Sculpture

Nephrite/Jadeite or Serpentine

Polished nephrite jade

Nephrite jade; interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Green aventurine (likely quartzite)

Quartzite dominated by quartz (SiO₂), with green fuchsite mica or chlorite inclusions

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Green jade bangle

Jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite, a tremolite–actinolite amphibole

Serpentine (likely bowenite/serpentine jade)

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and lizardite; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄

Tumbled jade-like stone, likely jadeite or nephrite

Jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite, a fibrous amphibole aggregate

Translucent jade bangle

Likely jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite (Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂); the image alone cannot distinguish them.

Polished green-and-white stone, possibly serpentine or jade

Tentatively serpentine (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) or nephrite jade (interlocking amphibole fibers)

Jadeite (Jade)

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Jade (Nephrite and Jadeite)

Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2; Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6