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
Serpentinite
Serpentinite ((Mg, Fe, Ni)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentine (possibly New Jade)
Serpentine group, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Tiger Iron
Banded Iron Formation (BIF)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Hydrated magnesium iron silicate)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of Serpentine group minerals like Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Tumbled red tiger’s eye
Tiger’s eye, a quartz variety (SiO₂) with iron-oxide-rich bands; possibly red-dyed or heat-treated
Serpentine
Serpentine Group (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite (likely serpentine-rich metamorphic rock)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, and/or chrysotile; commonly derived from altered peridotite
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Tumbled serpentinized ultramafic rock
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with probable quartz/calcite veins and iron oxides
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine minerals like antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile)
Serpentine
Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed mainly of Group: Serpentine; (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Tumbled serpentine with dark magnetite/chromite matrix
Serpentinite; chiefly antigorite/lizardite, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4, with magnetite and possibly chromite
Greenstone, possibly serpentine or altered basalt
Serpentinite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄) or chlorite-epidote altered basalt; identification is uncertain from the image
Likely tumbled tiger’s-eye
Quartz variety with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs (SiO₂)
Serpentine
Antigorite/Chrysotile/Lizardite mix - Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
Serpentine Group (primarily Antigorite or Lizardite), Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Rounded quartz-rich pebble
Likely microcrystalline quartz (chalcedony), possibly weathered quartzite
Tumbled serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite and/or lizardite; commonly Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of Serpentine minerals such as Lizardite, Antigorite, and Chrysotile: Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Weathered quartz-bearing rock, possibly serpentine or altered ultramafic rock
Provisional identification: serpentinite or chlorite–quartz schist; exact composition requires testing
Serpentine
Antigorite/Chrysotile group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Antigorite/Lizardite (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Veined metamorphic cobble, likely serpentinite
Serpentinite, commonly dominated by antigorite/lizardite with magnetite and cross-cutting quartz or calcite veins
Ruby in Zoisite
Anyolite (composite of Corundum and Zoisite)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (containing minerals of the Serpentine subgroup: Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile; formula (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentine
Antigorite, Lizardite, and Chrysotile (Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (complex silicate minerals including Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite or chrysotile; approximate composition Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Serpentine (likely polished serpentine pebble)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite, lizardite, or chrysotile; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Likely blue-green kyanite
Kyanite, Al₂SiO₅
Tumbled greenish quartzite or serpentine
Quartzite (mostly SiO₂) or serpentine-group rock
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed primarily of minerals from the serpentine group Mg3Si2O5(OH)4)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (composed largely of serpentine group minerals including Antigorite, Lizardite, or Chrysotile)
Serpentinite (likely veined variety)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and carbonate veins