Blue Quartzite
Quartzite (silicon dioxide, SiO2)
metamorphic
Category
Metamorphic Rock (Formed From A Fibrous Crocidolite Asbestos)
Browse metamorphic rock (formed from a fibrous crocidolite asbestos) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Garnet-Mica Schist
Garnetiferous Porphyroblastic Schist
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite
Mineral/Rock
Blue Quartzite (Aventurine)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions
metamorphic
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) containing Dumortierite or Crocidolite inclusions
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Blue Aventurine
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite
Mineral (Variety of Quartz)
Blue Aventurine
Quartzite with Dumortierite inclusions (SiO2)
metamorphic
Rose Quartz
Silicon Dioxide with trace inclusions of dumortierite or titanium (SiO2)
mineral
Serpentinite
Serpentinite
metamorphic
Jade
There are two distinct minerals commonly known as Jade: Nephrite (a calcium magnesium silicate - Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) and Jadeite (a sodium aluminum silicate - NaAlSi2O6). Based on the image showing a typically softer, more fibrous appearance, it is likely Nephrite.
Mineral
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 (amphibole mineral); Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6 (pyroxene mineral)
Metamorphic Rock / Mineral
Dumortierite Quartz
Dumortierite (Al7BO3(SiO4)3O3 / inclusion in SiO2)
metamorphic
White Jade (Nephrite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Jadeite
NaAlSi2O6 (Sodium Aluminum Silicate)
metamorphic
Kyanite (Green and Blue varieties)
Kyanite (Al2SiO5)
mineral
Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2) or Jadeite (Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6)
Mineral
Mixed Gemstone Collection
SiO2 (Quartz varieties) and Biogenic CaCO3 (Nacre)
mineral
Demantoid Garnet on Matrix
Demantoid (variety of Andradite Garnet) - Ca3(Fe3+)2(SiO4)3
mineral
Blue Quartz (Dumortierite Quartz)
Quartz (SiO2) with inclusions of Dumortierite (Al7(BO3)(SiO4)3O3)
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Calcite
Calcite (Calcium Carbonate, CaCO3)
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Tremolite-Actinolite solid solution Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Chalcedony (Agate)
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) - Microcrystalline Quartz
mineral
White Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Yellow Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Nephrite: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 or Jadeite: NaAlSi2O6
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
White Jade (Nephrite or Jadeite)
Tremolite-Actinolite series (Nephrite) or NaAlSi2O6 (Jadeite)
metamorphic
Aventurine Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions (typically Fuchsite/Mica)
metamorphic
Chalcedony (Botryoidal/Agate nodule)
Microcrystalline Quartz (SiO2)
mineral
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Jadeite
Jadeite (NaAlSi2O6)
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
metamorphic
Nephrite Jade
Nephrite (Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2)
metamorphic
Blue Quartzite
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with inclusions
metamorphic
Hypersthene
Hypersthene (Enstatite variety), (Mg,Fe)SiO3
Mineral