Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
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Browse metamorphic rock (formed from a fibrous crocidolite asbestos) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
Serpentine group, including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
(Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Tiger’s-eye bracelet/bead segment
Chatoyant quartz (SiO₂), likely brown tiger’s-eye with iron-oxide alteration
Tiger’s eye
Chatoyant quartz (fibrous quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite), SiO₂
Tiger’s-eye fragment
Chatoyant quartz, SiO₂, with pseudomorphic iron-oxide fibers
Greenstone / altered mafic rock
Likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich metabasalt; exact identification requires testing
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Polished tiger’s-eye
Quartz (SiO₂), chatoyant fibrous variety; commonly golden-brown tiger’s-eye
Tumbled tiger’s-eye
Quartz variety, chiefly fibrous chalcedony pseudomorph after crocidolite; SiO₂
Red Tiger's Eye
Silicified Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile)
Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Tiger's Eye
Titanium-containing Quartz (Silica: SiO2)
Likely tiger’s-eye rough fragment
Tiger’s-eye (quartz, SiO₂, with fibrous crocidolite-derived inclusions)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Polished tiger’s-eye
Quartz variety, chiefly fibrous quartz (SiO₂), with iron-oxide inclusions
Likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite, talc, and carbonate
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals in the Serpentine group)
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of crocidolite or dumortierite
Serpentine (likely antigorite-rich serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible talc, magnesite, and chlorite
Serpentinite
Serpentine group minerals (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Blue Quartz (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with fibrous inclusions (commonly Dumortierite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Dark veined metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite; predominantly serpentine-group minerals, possibly with magnesite or calcite veins
Serpentinite
Serpentinite ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with microscopic inclusions
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Tumbled tiger’s-eye (likely iron-stained quartz)
Quartz, SiO₂, with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphed by iron oxides
Tiger’s eye
Quartz variety, primarily silicon dioxide (SiO₂); fibrous quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite asbestos
Tumbled tiger’s-eye
Tiger’s-eye quartz, microcrystalline SiO₂ with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Tumbled tiger’s eye
Tiger’s eye (chatoyant quartz), SiO₂ with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs