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

Chinese Jade (Green Nephrite or Jadeite)

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

Greenstone (Rough Jadeite or Nephrite)

Sodium aluminum silicate (Jadeite) / Calcium magnesium iron silicate (Nephrite)

Nephrite Jade (River Cobble)

Nephrite (Silicate mineral: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Green Aventurine (or Xiuyan Jade / Serpentine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions or Magnesium Silicate

Yellow Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)

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

Jade (specifically Nephrite or Jadeite beads)

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

Green aventurine jade-style cabochon (likely dyed chalcedony or glass imitation)

Quartz/chalcedony, SiO₂; exact material is uncertain from the image

Nephrite Jade

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

Likely serpentine (serpentinite) pebbles

Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, sometimes containing magnetite, chromite, and minor carbonate minerals

Tumbled yellow-green serpentine (probable)

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

Polished green jade-like pendant

Likely nephrite jade (actinolite–tremolite amphibole); possibly serpentine or dyed green aventurine—image alone is inconclusive

Serpentinite

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

Nephrite Jade

Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite within the amphibole group); Chemical Formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2

Jade (likely Nephrite Jade based on appearance)

Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)

Green Jade (specifically Nephrite)

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

Carved nephrite jade Buddha

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

Jadeite Bangle

NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeite pyroxene mineral aggregate)

Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine or green aventurine

Most consistent with serpentine-group minerals (often antigorite/lizardite); possibly quartz-rich green aventurine

Polished serpentine-rich stone (likely serpentine jade/“new jade”)

Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile, with possible magnetite and carbonate

White jade bangle with gray accent bead

Likely nephrite jade (microcrystalline tremolite–actinolite); possibly white jadeite, identification requires testing

Jadeite (Icy Jade Bangle)

Jadeite, NaAlSi2O6

Tumbled pale green stone, likely serpentine or jade imitation

Indeterminate; possible serpentine-group mineral (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)

Carved translucent jade pendant

Likely nephrite jade (actinolite–tremolite series); possibly jadeite or chalcedony, identification requires testing

Yellow Jade or Honey Calcite

Nephrite or Jadeite variety, or crystalline Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)

Lavender Jadeite

Jadeite ($NaAlSi_2O_6$)

Jadeite Carving (Pixiu)

Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)

Jadeite (Jade)

Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)

Jade bangle

Likely nephrite jade (actinolite–tremolite amphibole); possibly jadeite

Serpentine Jade (New Jade/Olive Jade)

Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 for Antigorite and Lizardite

Pink Jade (Dyed Quartzite)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - primarily Quartzite or Quartz

Green Jade (Tumbled)

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

Nephrite Jade

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

Jadeite

Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)

Jadeite and Assorted Corundum (Ruby/Sapphire) / Beryl (Emerald)

Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6), Ruby/Sapphire (Al2O3), Emerald (Be3Al2(SiO3)6)

Green Aventurine (or Serpentine / Green Quartz)

Quartzite with Fuchsite (SiO2 with K(Al,Cr)2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2)

Jade Bangle (Jadeite)

Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)

Jade bangle

Likely nephrite jade (fibrous amphibole, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂); possibly jadeite (NaAlSi₂O₆)

Jade Ring

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

White Jade

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

Jadeite Ring

Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)

Amber and Jadeite Beads

Fossilized Tree Resin and Sodium Aluminum Silicate

Serpentinite

Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile)