Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
gemstone
Category
Metamorphic Rock (For Nephrite And Some Jadeite); Mineral (For Jadeite)
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Serpentine
Serpentinite (rock) containing serpentine minerals (e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Metamorphic rock
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile)
metamorphic
Amber and Jadeite Beads
Fossilized Tree Resin and Sodium Aluminum Silicate
gemstone
Yellow Jade (Quartzite Jade)
Quartzite (SiO2)
gemstone
Jade Bangle (Jadeite)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
gemstone
Jadeite Ring
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
gemstone
Lavender Jade (Jadeite)
Jadeite - Sodium Aluminum Silicate (NaAlSi2O6)
metamorphic
Green Jade (Tumbled)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
mineral
Yellow Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
metamorphic
White Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
gemstone
Jade Ring
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
gemstone
White Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
gemstone
Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
gemstone
Jade Dice
Nephrite / Jadeite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 or NaAlSi2O6)
gemstone
Jadeite (Jade)
Jadeite, NaAlSi₂O₆
metamorphic
Jadeite Jade
NaAl(Si2O6)
gemstone
Dyed Pink Quartzite (Jadeite Simulant)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with organic dye
metamorphic
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
gemstone
Greenstone / River Jadeite pebble
Metavolcanic rock / Chlorite or Actinolite-rich schist
metamorphic
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
Quartz variety (SiO2 with inclusions)
mineral
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
gemstone
Green Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Fuchsite
Mineral
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Riverstone Quartz (Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
metamorphic
Milky Quartz with Fuchsite inclusion
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Chromium-rich Muscovite
metamorphic
Red Jade (Dyed Quartzite)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - variety Quartzite
metamorphic
Greenstone (Greenschist)
Greenschist facies rock (containing chlorite, epidote, actinolite)
metamorphic
Tumbled serpentinite (likely antigorite-rich serpentine)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, chromite, or brucite
metamorphic
Amethyst and Rose Quartz Jewelry
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
gemstone
Tumbled serpentine (likely)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
metamorphic
Tumbled green-brown stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine or greenstone
Serpentinite (hydrated magnesium silicate minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite); possible chlorite-rich greenstone
metamorphic
Green glass sphere/marble
Soda-lime glass (primarily SiO2, Na2O, CaO)
Man-made object (Simulant)
Gneiss (Metamorphic Pebble)
Gneissic Metamorphic Rock
metamorphic
Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock)
metamorphic
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn)3Si2O5(OH)4
metamorphic
Polished green serpentine (likely antigorite-rich)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible chlorite, magnetite, and talc
metamorphic
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
metamorphic