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 / material | Jade |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | NaAlSi2O6 / Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Crystal system | Aggregate |
| Colour | Green, white, lavender and other body colours |
| Refractive index | 1.6 – 1.68 |
| Specific gravity | 2.9 – 3.34 |
| Mohs hardness | 6 – 7 |
| Luster | Vitreous to greasy |
| Transparency | Opaque to translucent |
| Toughness | Excellent |