is this jade or just quartz

advice welcome

Tenderfoot
Jul 7, 2016
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Near Vancouver Canada found this rock 35 lbs of it does anyone know what it is thank you IMG_0108.JPGIMG_0125.JPGIMG_0137.JPGIMG_0140.JPGIMG_0102.JPG
 

By appearance it looks like quartzite, and has been fairly metamorphosed to have some banding/laminations and slight translucence to light.

On occasions I've seen gypsum like this, the alabaster type.

A quick check difference is that gypsum can be easily scraped by a fingernail but quartzite is harder than glass and will scratch glass.
 

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