Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals based on (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (formed from a fibrous crocidolite asbestos) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals based on (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine (likely polished serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Polished tiger’s eye
Tiger’s eye, a chatoyant variety of quartz (SiO₂) with fibrous crocidolite-derived inclusions
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite (serpentine-rich metamorphic rock)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and chrysotile; commonly with magnetite and minor brucite
Tumbled dark green stone, likely serpentine or greenstone
Serpentinite (serpentine-group minerals), possibly chlorite- or amphibole-rich greenstone
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (group of minerals: Antigorite, Lizardite, Chrysotile)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
Serpentinite (group of minerals usually (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine minerals: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Greenstone, likely serpentine or green jasper
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; possibly quartz-rich jasper
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine minerals like antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
Serpentinite (with Pyrite/Garnet inclusions)
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4
Polished dark gray stone, likely basalt or fine-grained andesite
Basalt/andesite; primarily plagioclase feldspar, pyroxene, and possibly olivine or magnetite
Tumbled brown stone, likely tiger’s-eye or jasper
Quartz-rich microcrystalline silica, likely SiO₂ (possible tiger’s-eye; identification uncertain from image)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals, e.g., Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
Serpentine
Serpentine subgroup (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Green serpentine (likely serpentinite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Red Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Granite Gneiss
Gneiss (High-grade metamorphic rock formed from granitic precursor)
Serpentine
Serpentine subgroup (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals including antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Polished tiger iron
Tiger iron; interlayered hematite, jasper, and crocidolite-quartz (often riebeckite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite (likely)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; commonly with magnetite and relic olivine/pyroxene
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals such as Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Quartzite
Quartzite
Serpentine (likely bowenite)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and lizardite; often with magnetite and carbonate
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (group of hydrous magnesium iron phyllosilicates)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate mineral group (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals: (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile-group minerals
Eagle Eye Stone (Gray-Blue Tiger's Eye)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile)
Tumbled serpentine (likely bowenite)
Serpentine-group magnesium silicate; commonly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Polished serpentine pendant
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (lizardite, antigorite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and carbonate
Tumbled tiger’s-eye
Quartz variety, fibrous golden-brown quartz (SiO₂), commonly pseudomorphic after crocidolite