Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (formed from a fibrous crocidolite asbestos) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Likely green serpentine or chlorite-rich rock
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly lizardite/magnesite-bearing serpentinite; exact identification requires testing
Serpentine-rich metamorphic rock
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite/lizardite Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, possibly with talc, chlorite, magnetite, or carbonate
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Serpentine
Serpentine-group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Uncertain greenish stone, possibly serpentine or altered basalt
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄; identification is provisional from the photograph
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, chromite, talc, and carbonate
Tiger’s eye beads
Tiger’s eye (quartz variety), SiO₂, with pseudomorphic fibrous crocidolite/goethite inclusions
Serpentinite (probable)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, commonly lizardite, chrysotile, or antigorite, with possible magnetite and relict olivine/pyroxene
Serpentine pendant
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Blue Quartzite (Blue Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Magnesio-riebbeckite
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite), $SiO_2$
Likely serpentine-rich metamorphic rock
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly with magnetite and chlorite
Serpentine (likely serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; commonly derived from peridotite
Greenstone / serpentinized rock
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Tumbled yellow-green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or lizardite; approximate formula Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Tumbled pale greenish stone, likely serpentine or altered limestone
Probable serpentine-group rock (antigorite/lizardite), possibly serpentinite; identification is visual only
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Polished tiger’s-eye
Quartz variety, primarily fibrous chalcedony pseudomorph after crocidolite; SiO₂
Blue Quartz (potentially Dumortierite-included)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
Polished serpentine (likely greenstone)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Polished tiger iron
Tiger iron; interlayered hematite–jasper–crocidolite/quartz rock
Serpentine (likely antigorite/lizardite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentine (likely serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, often with magnetite and relict olivine/pyroxene
Tumbled banded stone, likely serpentine or chlorite-rich rock
Probable serpentinite (serpentine-group minerals: Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly greenstone
Red Tiger's Eye beads
Tiger's Eye (variety of Chalcedony, SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Quartz with riebeckite inclusions (SiO2)
Pietersite
Silicolite (brecciated tiger's eye with hawk's eye)
Serpentine (likely greenstone)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile; commonly with magnesite or magnetite
Serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, commonly with magnetite and minor carbonates
Weathered gray-green metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite or altered basalt
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite/lizardite); identification is provisional from the photograph
Likely green-gray serpentine-bearing rock
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite/lizardite; Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), possibly with chlorite or talc
Serpentine-rich greenstone
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite/lizardite/chrysotile), with possible chlorite, magnetite, and talc
Tumbled serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Limonite/Goethite pseudomorphs after Crocidolite
Blue Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Unidentified dark green rock, possibly serpentinite
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), identification uncertain from the blurred image
Tiger’s-eye-bearing quartzite
Quartzite, chiefly SiO₂, with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs and iron oxides
Serpentinite (serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), with possible magnetite, olivine, pyroxene, and talc