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What is Either of two distinct materials nephrite and jadeite that are generally pale or whit and are used mainly as gemstones or in carving?
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What Gemstone begins with N?
Nephrite, one of the two minerals known as Jade.
What is a bright green precious stone?
There are several different rocks called "greenstone", includinggreen nephrite jadeBoweniteserpentinitechlorastroliteelvan, a quartz-porphyry found in Cornwallgreensand, glauconite-bearing sandstonegreenschist, metamorphosed mafic volcanic rock
What is the mineral group of jade?
Jade is made up of two different silicate minerals whose names are Nephrite and Jadeite, according to the Wikipedia article about Jade.
What is the name of a yellow jewel?
Gemstones that come in yellow include: Citrine Quartz Heated Amethyst Nitrogen-filled diamonds (a sign of impurity) Sunstone Moonstone Hyalite Opals Iolite Kernite Nephrite Jade
Is pounamu rock a type of igneous rock?
Pounamu is the Maori name for several types of hard, durable and highly valued nephrite jade and bowenite found in New Zealand, thanks to Wikipedia. It is found only on the South Island.Be aware, however, that as nephrite jade is, by definition, a mixture of amphiboles with an interlocking microcrystalline structure, pure actinolite or pure tremolite minerals, it is therefore not jade.
Either of two distinct minerals nephrite and jadeite that are generally pale green or white and are used mainly as gemstones or in carving?
jade is what mineral type?
What gemstones are found in Alaska?
Alaskan gemstones include nephrite jade, rhodonite, quartz in several colors, garnet, mammoth ivory, gold in quartz, and even a few diamonds. It's a big state, very rough country, without a lot of good roads, and the prospecting season is short, so no doubt there are many more interesting things to be found.
What gem begins with the letter n?
· Nephrite
What gemstones are mined in Canada?
Diamonds are mined in NWT. Opals and nephrite jade come from BC. There are numerous other semiprecious materials mined but most are from smaller localized operations. See the related link (below) for detail.
What Gemstone begins with N?
Nephrite, one of the two minerals known as Jade.
Can you name three different kinds of green gemstones?
Alexandrite Apatite Apophyllite Aquamarine Aventurine Azurite Bloodstone Chrysoprase Demantoid Diopside Dioptase Emerald Feldspar Hiddenite Jade Jadeite Malachite Mawsitsit Moissanite Moldavite Nephrite Peridot Prasiolite Prehnite Tsavorite Unakite Uvarovite Variscite Vesuvianite Wavellite Zoisite Overboard?Lol
What language does the word Nephrite come from?
The name nephrite is derived from lapis nephriticus, which in turn is derived from Greek λίθος νεφρίτίκος; νεφρός λίθος, which means 'kidney stone' and is the Latin and Greek version of the Spanish piedra de ijada (the origin of "jade" and "jadeite").
What is Wyoming's state gem?
Wyoming's State Gemstone is Nephrite Jade and was adopted on January 25, 1967.
Is jade magnetic?
Some low grade nephrite jade is magnetic due to iron or mica inclusions.
Does Wyoming have a state gem?
Yes, Wyoming's State Gemstone is Nephrite Jade, and was adopted on January 25, 1967.
What stone begins with n?
Nephrite is a gemstone. It begins with the letter n.
What is Jade?
Jade is a name given to two metamorphic ornamental gem stones; nephrite and jadeite. Nephrite is softer than jadite and has less varity of colour. Nephrite varies from white to green, jadeite varies from blue through lavender to an emerald green. Nephrite is more abundant than jadeite which is only found in 11 places in the world. The rarest and historically most sought after jade is a jadeite of translucent emerald green.
