Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (for nephrite and some jadeite); mineral (for jadeite) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Almandine Garnet
Iron aluminum silicate (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Serpentine (Nephrite-like Serpentine)
Serpentinite (Hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
Serpentine
Serpentine Group (primarily Antigorite or Lizardite), Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Gneiss (Pebble)
Gneiss
Serpentine
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite; general formula (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Gneiss
Gneiss
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Garnet (almandine or pyrope variety)
Silicate mineral Group: (Fe, Mg, Mn, Ca)3(Al, Fe, Cr)2(SiO4)3
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Giallo Ornamental Granite
Phaneritic Igneous Rock (composed of Quartz, Feldspar, and Mica)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock (Mineral composition: Quartz, Feldspar, Amphibole/Biotite)
Gneiss
High-grade foliated metamorphic rock
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic Rock)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including lizardite, chrysotile, and antigorite: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Clear Quartz (Rock Crystal)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Amphibolite
Amphibolite
Gneiss (with Quartzite and Biotite)
Gneiss containing SiO2 (Quartz), K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 (Biotite), and (K,Na,Ca)AlSi3O8 (Feldspar)
Banded Gneiss with Quartz Vein
Foliated Metamorphic Rock (Gneiss)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic high-grade rock)
Black Sand (Magnetite Sand)
Magnetite-rich Placers (Fe3O4)
Amphibolite with Hornblende
Amphibole-rich Metamorphic Rock (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Mica Schist
Mica Schist (primarily Muscovite or Biotite sheet silicates)
Quartz Veined Rock (Likely Graywacke or Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) veins in Metasedimentary matrix
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Gneiss (specifically a weathered or stream-worn specimen)
Gneiss (Foliated Metamorphic Rock)
Gneiss
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
Almandine Garnet
Almandine (Fe3Al2(SiO4)3)
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Granite Gneiss with Garnet
Garnetiferous Gneiss
Hypersthene
Hypersthene ((Mg,Fe)SiO₃)
Magnetite Orthorthotropic Rock
Magnetite (Fe3O4)
Granitic Gneiss
Gneiss (Metamorphic rock of granitic composition)
Banded Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade Regional Metamorphic Rock)
Greenstone (Greywacke or Nephrite Jade variant)
Metamorphosed mafic igneous or sedimentary rock (e.g., Actinolite-Chlorite Schist)
Slate
Foliated low-grade metamorphic rock
Gneiss
High-grade Metamorphic Gneiss
Unidentifiable Specimen
Undetermined
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade regional metamorphic rock)
Labradorite (a variety of Feldspar)
Labradorite; (Na,Ca)(Al,Si)4O8 (a plagioclase feldspar)