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

Jadeite (Jade)

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Green nephrite jade, polished egg-shaped specimen

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

Polished green nephrite jade

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

Polished greenstone (likely nephrite jade)

Nephrite, a fibrous aggregate of tremolite–actinolite amphibole: Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂

Nephrite Jade

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

Green cabochon pendant, likely jade

Probably nephrite jade (tremolite–actinolite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂); visual identification is uncertain

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Jade pendant, likely jadeite

Jadeite, NaAlSi₂O₆ (possibly nephrite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂)

Nephrite Jade

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

Tumbled greenstone, likely serpentine

Serpentinite/serpentine-group minerals, chiefly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; possibly chlorite-bearing greenstone

Nephrite Jade

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

Polished nephrite jade

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

Polished nephrite jade

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

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)

Green Jade (Nephrite / Jadeite Bead)

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Polished pale jade pendant

Likely nephrite jade (fibrous amphibole); possibly jadeite jade

Nephrite Jade

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

Jade Ring

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (Calcium magnesium iron silicate)

New Jade (Serpentine)

Antigorite / Serpentine group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Soapstone and Jade

Steatite (Mg3Si4O10(OH)2) and Nephrite/Jadeite

Green aventurine and gray stone pendant

Likely green aventurine quartz (SiO₂), paired with a gray quartzite or feldspar-rich stone; exact identification requires testing

Polished dark green stone, likely serpentinite or chlorite schist

Serpentinite (Mg-rich serpentine minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite) or chlorite-rich schist

Fluorite Bracelet (light green beads) and possibly Lavender Jadeite (purple bead)

Fluorite: CaF₂ (Calcium Fluoride); Jadeite: NaAlSi₂O₆ (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (a variety of the Calcium magnesium iron silicate mineral series Actinolite), Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Jade (Nephrite)

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

Nephrite Jade

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

New Jade (Serpentine)

Antigorite / Serpentine Group (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Jade (likely Nephrite)

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

Jadeite (Jade Ring)

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Nephrite Jade

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

Green cabochon ring stone (likely dyed jade, aventurine, or glass imitation)

Undetermined; possible nephrite jade (Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂), jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆), or green aventurine quartz

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Tumbled greenstone/serpentinite pebble

Serpentinite, chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; identification is visual and uncertain

Serpentine (Serpentinite)

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

Jade bangle

Nephrite jade (compact amphibole aggregate; chiefly tremolite–actinolite, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂), possibly jadeite jade