Jade

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Jade – Overview

Intro

Jade is a historic jewellery and carving material valued for texture, toughness, and cultural meaning as much as for colour.

Overview

This starter entry positions jade as a broad educational category that should explain the difference between jadeite and nephrite, texture, translucency, and treatment.

About

This starter entry positions jade as a broad educational category that should explain the difference between jadeite and nephrite, texture, translucency, and treatment. Jade is presented here as a structured gemstone record ready for linked buyer guides, research posts, and media galleries.

Key Properties

Mineral / materialJade
ChemistryNaAlSi2O6 / Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2
Crystal systemAggregate
ColourGreen, white, lavender and other body colours
Refractive index1.6 – 1.68
Specific gravity2.9 – 3.34
Mohs hardness6 – 7
LusterVitreous to greasy
TransparencyOpaque to translucent
ToughnessExcellent