Serpentinite
Serpentinite (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.
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tumbled green-and-white stone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; mainly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnesite or talc
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)3Si2O5(OH)4
Blue Quartzite
Blue Quartzite (Primary mineral: Quartz, SiO2 with magnesio-riebeckite or crocidolite inclusions)
Tumbled dark stone, possibly serpentinite
Serpentinite (serpentine-group minerals; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile; Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinized ultramafic rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, olivine, pyroxene, and sulfides
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni)3Si2O5(OH)4
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
River Cobble (likely Serpentinite or Greenstone)
Serpentinite / Greenschist facies rock
Serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate of magnesium, (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of serpentine group minerals like lizardite, antigorite, and chrysotile)
Serpentine-rich metamorphic cobble
Serpentinite, principally antigorite/lizardite Mg3Si2O5(OH)4, possibly with magnetite and minor carbonate
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron phyllosilicate)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of mineral group (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with Iron inclusions)
Polished serpentine-rich stone (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with dark magnetite/mesh veins
Tumbled greenstone, likely serpentine
Serpentinite; mainly antigorite/lizardite/chrysotile, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Pale green tumbled mineral fragment, likely serpentine or green calcite
Probable serpentine-group mineral (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4) or, less likely, calcite (CaCO3); identification is uncertain from the photograph
Serpentine (New Jade)
Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile, (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Polished serpentine-rich rock (likely serpentinite)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄, with possible magnetite, chlorite, and carbonate
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
(Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg, Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Agate
Silicon dioxide (Chalcedony), SiO2
Serpentine / Serpentinite (with Weathering Crust)
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite (likely serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; commonly derived from peridotite
Polished serpentine (likely)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (primarily SiO2 with inclusions)
Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite/Chrysotile complex: (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
Antigorite-Lizardite-Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Yellow-green serpentine pebble
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄