Polished banded iron formation (BIF)
Banded iron formation; chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (chert), with iron silicates
Category
Browse metamorphic rock (formed from a fibrous crocidolite asbestos) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.
Polished banded iron formation (BIF)
Banded iron formation; chiefly hematite/magnetite and microcrystalline quartz (chert), with iron silicates
Blue Tiger's Eye
Crocidolite (fibrous riebeckite) silicified to Quartz (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2)
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Tiger’s-eye
Quartz variety; fibrous pseudomorph of quartz after crocidolite, SiO₂
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Fe2O3)
Tiger's Eye
Silicified Riebeckite Asbestos (SiO2 with Iron Oxide inclusions)
Serpentine
Serpentine Group (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentine-bearing schist (likely chlorite–talc schist)
Ultramafic-derived greenschist; serpentine-group minerals, chlorite, talc, and possibly actinolite
Serpentinite (likely)
Serpentinite, dominated by serpentine-group minerals (antigorite, lizardite, chrysotile), commonly with magnetite and minor chlorite/talc
Polished tiger’s-eye
Quartz variety, fibrous golden-brown chalcedony; SiO₂
Serpentine
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Serpentine-rich serpentinite
Serpentinite, chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), with possible magnetite, brucite, and carbonate
Tiger’s-eye pendant
Chatoyant quartz, primarily fibrous quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite; SiO₂
Tumbled tiger’s eye
Quartz variety, mainly SiO₂ with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs
Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions of Iron Oxide)
Tiger's Eye and Carnelian Quartz
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg, Fe, Ni, Al, Zn, Mn)2-3(Si, Al, Fe)2O5(OH)4
Likely serpentinite (serpentine-rich rock)
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; commonly derived from ultramafic peridotite
Tiger's Eye
Silicon Dioxide (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite) - $SiO_2$
Tiger's Eye
Fibrous Quartz (SiO2) with Limonite
Eagle Eye Stone (Green Tiger's Eye)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with inclusions)
Tumbled yellow-green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, commonly antigorite/lizardite (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄)
Serpentinite (Serpentine Rock)
Primarily composed of serpentine group minerals, such as antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite. Chemical formula for serpentine minerals is (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4.
Serpentinite (serpentinized ultramafic rock)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals (Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄), commonly with magnetite, brucite, and relict olivine/pyroxene
Tiger's Eye (Multicolor/Variegated)
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (SiO2 with iron oxides)
Greenstone / Serpentinite
Antigorite/Lizardite series (Mg,Fe)3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentine (Serpentinite)
Serpentine group ((Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4)
Red Tiger's Eye
Silicified Crocidolite (Quartz pseudo-morph after Crocidolite), SiO2
Polished tiger’s-eye pebble
Quartz (SiO₂), chatoyant fibrous variety; commonly partly altered crocidolite
Serpentine
Serpentine Group (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)3(Si,Al)2O5(OH)4
Red Tiger's Eye
Pseudomorph of Quartz after Crocidolite (Silicon Dioxide: SiO2)
Serpentine / Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Polished tiger’s-eye cabochon
Quartz variety, primarily fibrous chalcedony with crocidolite pseudomorphs; SiO₂
Tumbled tiger’s-eye
Tiger’s-eye quartz, SiO₂ with fibrous crocidolite pseudomorphs
Serpentinite (likely serpentine-rich rock)
Serpentinite; chiefly serpentine-group minerals, Mg3Si2O5(OH)4
Serpentinite
Serpentinite (Mg,Fe,Ni,Al,Zn,Mn)2-3(Si,Al,Fe)2O5(OH)4
Tumbled tiger’s-eye
Quartz variety: fibrous chalcedony/quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite, SiO₂
Tumbled green stone, likely serpentine
Serpentine-group minerals, chiefly antigorite/lizardite; approximate formula Mg₃Si₂O₅(OH)₄
Tiger's Eye (Brown/Golden)
Silicon dioxide (Quartz pseudomorph after crocidolite), SiO2