Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (formed from a fibrous crocidolite asbestos) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Schist
Mica Schist (contains muscovite/biotite and quartz)
Granite with Epidote
Granite, containing quartz, feldspar, and epidote
Satin Spar Selenite
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Banded Metamorphic Rock (likely Quartzite or Serpentinite/Soapstone)
Metamorphic Rock (possibly a banded Quartzite or a foliated Serpentinite/Talc Schist based on appearance, general term for such a rock is 'Banded Metamorphic Rock' or 'Gneiss' if pronounced banding of different minerals)
Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Jade (Nephrite and Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2; Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (a variety of the Calcium magnesium iron silicate mineral series Actinolite), Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Jade (likely Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (a variety of actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Muscovite Schist
Chlorastrolite (Greenstone)
Chlorastrolite (variety of Pumpellyite) - Ca2(Mg,Fe)Al2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Charoite
Charoite; (K,Sr,Ba,Ca)15-16(Na,Ca)8(Si,Al)24O60(OH,F)4·nH2O
Schist
Mica Schist (Medium-grade Metamorphic Rock)
Tiger's Iron
Pseudomorphic Quartz Aggregate (contains SiO2 with Fe2O3 and FeOOH)
Malachite
Malachite (Copper Carbonate Hydroxide, Cu2CO3(OH)2)
Emerald in Matrix (Quartz/Schist)
Beryl (Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈) with Chromium/Vanadium impurities
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese
Quartzite (Yellow/Orange variety)
Quartzite (primarily SiO2)
Greenschist
Greenschist (chlorite-epidote schist)
Fluorite (left), Sodalite (middle), Dumortierite/Tumbled Quartzite (right)
Calcium Fluoride (CaF2), Sodium Aluminum Silicate Chloride (Na8(Al6Si6O24)Cl2), Aluminum Borosilicate (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
Jadeite Jade
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
Nephrite Jade (River Bed Pebble)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Jade
Jade can refer to two distinct minerals: Nephrite (a variety of the mineral actinolite, Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6). Based on the image, showing a relatively uniform green color and possibly slight translucence in bead form, it is very likely one of these, but determining which one from a photo is difficult without specific testing.
Burmese Jadeite (Water Jade)
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
Metaconglomerate
Metaconglomerate (Quartzite conglomerate)
Charoite
Charoite (Hydrated silicate of potassium, sodium, calcium, barium and strontium): (K,Sr,Ba)(Na,Ca)2[Si4O10](OH,f)·H2O
Grey Agate (Tumbled)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Satin Spar (often marketed as Selenite)
Fibrous Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Shale or Argillite
Shale (sedimentary) / Argillite (metamorphic)
Orange Quartz with Epidote
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Calcium Aluminum Iron Silicate hydroxide (Ca2(Al2,Fe)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH))
Gneiss
Gneiss (a metamorphic rock)
Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Fuchsite inclusions
Quartz (Milky/Crystalline)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
Garnet Schist
Almandine-Garnet Mica Schist