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

Polished greenstone pebble

Likely nephrite jade (tremolite–actinolite), though serpentine or greenstone is possible from appearance alone

Polished crescent-shaped stone pendant

Likely black jade, basalt, or other dark silicate stone; exact identification requires testing

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

White Jade / Jadeite

NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Carved nephrite jade pendant

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

Yellow Jade (Yellow Chalcedony/Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Green aventurine beads

Quartz (SiO₂), typically green quartzite/aventurine with fuchsite mica inclusions

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

White Jade (Nephrite)

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

Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentine or nephrite jade)

Serpentine-group mineral aggregate, or possibly nephrite (interlocking tremolite–actinolite amphibole)

Tumbled green aventurine (probable)

Quartz (SiO₂), typically with fuchsite mica inclusions

Tumbled jadeite or nephrite jade bead bracelet

Jade: jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite, a tremolite–actinolite amphibole aggregate

Greenstone / Serpentinite Pebble

Serpentinite (Hydrated Magnesium Silicate, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)

Nephrite Jade

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

Black jade or dark serpentine cabochon

Jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆) or nephrite amphibole; possibly serpentine (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)

Nephrite Jade

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

White Jade / White Chalcedony

Nephrite Jade (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Chalcedony (SiO2)

Tumbled green aventurine (likely)

Quartz, SiO₂, containing green fuchsite mica or other inclusions

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Quartzite Jade (Consolidated Quartzite)

Quartzite (SiO2)

White Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)

Tremolite-Actinolite / Sodium Aluminum Silicate (NaAlSi2O6)

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Tumbled green serpentine (likely nephrite jade imitation/alternative)

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

Carved nephrite jade thumb ring/seal

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

Green Aventurine (or Jadeite/Nephrite Jade)

SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide) - Aventurine Quartz

Nephrite Jade

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

White Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)

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

Greenstone / serpentinite carving

Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile); exact identification requires testing

Nephrite Jade / Greenstone

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Serpentinite (often called Jade or Nephrite substitute)

Serpentinite (composed primarily of Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)

Nephrite Jade

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