Wollastonite
Calcium Inosilicate, CaSiO3
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (formed from a fibrous crocidolite asbestos) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Wollastonite
Calcium Inosilicate, CaSiO3
Serpentine
Serpentine group (e.g., Antigorite, Chrysotile, Lizardite) - (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron Oxide)
Green serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly lizardite and antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Dark green metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and minor chlorite/talc
Tiger's Eye
SiO2 (Quartz with inclusion of iron oxides)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Serpentine (polished/tumbled piece)
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile, commonly with magnetite and carbonate minerals
Serpentinite
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, chrysotile, antigorite)
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 serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with magnetite, olivine, and pyroxene remnants
Greenstone / serpentine-rich metamorphic rock
Likely serpentinite, composed mainly of serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile), with possible magnetite and chlorite
Blue Quartzite (Blue Aventurine)
SiO2 (Silicon Dioxide with Dumortierite/Crocidolite inclusions)
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with Dumortierite or Crocidolite inclusions
Blue Quartz (Blue Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite or Crocidolite
Tiger's Eye
Tiger's Eye (SiO2 with crocidolite inclusions)
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (lizardite/chrysotile/antigorite), with possible magnetite, talc, and brucite
Tumbled tiger’s eye
Quartz variety, chiefly SiO₂ with fibrous riebeckite/crocidolite pseudomorphs
Serpentine-rich altered rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, talc, or chlorite
Tumbled serpentine or chlorite-rich pebble
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly chlorite or greenstone
Possible serpentine or greenstone pebble
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; exact identification requires testing
Likely serpentinite or serpentinized ultramafic rock
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and relict olivine/pyroxene
Serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (chrysotile, lizardite, or antigorite), commonly with magnetite and relict olivine/pyroxene
Veined dark metamorphic rock, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, predominantly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible quartz, calcite, and magnetite veins
Green-brown metamorphic rock, possibly serpentinite
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite, chlorite, or carbonate
Serpentinite (likely serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and relict olivine/pyroxene
Weathered ultramafic rock, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with magnetite and possible olivine/pyroxene remnants
Polished tiger’s-eye / iron-rich quartzite
Quartz (SiO₂), commonly pseudomorphic tiger’s-eye with limonite/goethite and remnants of crocidolite fibers
Polished tiger iron
Tiger iron: banded quartz–crocidolite/jasper–hematite rock
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron inclusions)
Serpentine Jade (New Jade/Olive Jade)
Serpentinite (a rock composed primarily of serpentine minerals) / Mg3Si2O5(OH)4 for Antigorite and Lizardite
Yellow-green serpentine (likely)
Serpentine-group phyllosilicate, commonly lizardite or antigorite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Red Tiger's Eye
Silicified Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxide inclusions)
Serpentine-rich metamorphic rock
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite/lizardite/chrysotile, commonly with magnetite and carbonate
Tumbled greenstone (likely serpentinite or chlorite-rich metamorphic rock)
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by serpentine-group minerals; exact identification requires testing
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Serpentinite is a rock composed of one or more serpentine group minerals, chiefly antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite, with the general formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4. Often includes other minerals like magnetite, talc, and chromite.
Serpentine-rich metamorphic rock
Serpentinite, likely antigorite/lizardite with magnetite and possible chlorite or talc
Weathered serpentinite (likely serpentine-rich rock)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite and accessory minerals
Likely serpentinized ultramafic rock (serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite, chromite, and relict olivine/pyroxene
Polished brown stone, possibly tiger’s eye
Undetermined; tiger’s eye is quartz (SiO₂) with fibrous crocidolite-derived inclusions