A jade is actually both a mineral and a rock.
jade is a mineral
Jadeite, one of the minerals recognized as the gemstone jade, can be found several miles east of Clearlake, and in Skagit County, Washington.
Jade is mineral, not a rock. Although it was thought to be a rock before.
Purple jade is actually a rock, made up of several minerals (quartz, feldspar, jadeite, and acmite are the most common), whereas amethyst is just a violet variety of quartz (as such is only a mineral).
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Mineral
The Official state rock is Jade and the Official mineral is Gold.
Alaska does not have an Official State Rock. It has Jade as the State Gem and Gold as the State Mineral.
Jadeite, one of the minerals recognized as the gemstone jade, can be found several miles east of Clearlake, and in Skagit County, Washington.
Jade is a metamorphic rock
Jade is mineral, not a rock. Although it was thought to be a rock before.
yes jade is an less valuable mineral than gold
Jade
mineral
Purple jade is actually a rock, made up of several minerals (quartz, feldspar, jadeite, and acmite are the most common), whereas amethyst is just a violet variety of quartz (as such is only a mineral).
Mineral
some cool facts about jade are that jades mineral jadite is composed of microsopic interlocking crystals...plus jade is a metamorpic rock.........is is all over the world and can be carved into many things and if the time and effort is made then sometimes jadite can be worth more than dimonds.rubys,and emralds ;)
The streak of Jade is white.