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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 type of rock is a jade?
Jade is a metamorphic rock formed from the minerals nephrite or jadeite under high pressure and temperature conditions. It is prized for its vibrant green color and is often used in jewelry and carvings.
What elements make up greenstone or pounamu?
Tremolite (Jade, Pounamu, Greenstone) is an amphibole group, complex (Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2) silicate, found in metamorphosed Dolomite, and low-grade ultra-basic rocks. It has a felted texture, making it a very tough rock. It may be further hardened by fire.
How and where is jade mined?
Jade is mined through both surface mining and underground mining methods in various countries such as Myanmar, China, and Guatemala. The mining process involves extracting jadeite or nephrite rough stones from the earth's crust using tools like picks, shovels, and explosives. The extracted jade is then processed, cut, and polished before being sold on the market.
Is there jade the rock in Washington state?
Yes, there is both nephrite and jadeite in Washington State. Washington is one of approximately half a dozen states where jade is found--in fact Washington has commercial jade mines and much of it is exported to Asia (esp. China) to be carved. The jade found commercially in Washington can fetch prices well over $1000 a pound or as little as being worthless, except as land fill or to throw at mean dogs. Washington jade is perhaps the most varied in color and types. Colors vary from orange to yellow to green to black to white, grays, olives, etc. Some varieties, such as botroidal (sp?) has a knobby, toadskinlike appearance, black, white, apple green, and clear (no color) varieties are very rare and are very much sought after. Much of the jade found reacts to magnets (has high iron content). Much of the jade, especially that found in river banks and glacial tills, has developed an oxidized rind from exposure to the elements. This rind, sometimes thick, sometimes thin, makes finding jade very elusive to the untrained eye. In other cases, especially jade found in and around fast moving cascade mountain streams, have no rind, and are very easily identified by its green color when wetted. This is the method I use most of the time. Over the last 40 years I have probably found over a ton of Washington jade and find that gem quality material can be found in the most gungy looking pieces. Locations: 1. The shores of Whidby Island, especially the area around Oak Harbor, Ebey's Landing and Keystone Ferry. 2. Tributaries of the Skagit River a. Grandy Creek b. Finney Creek c. Presintine Creek 3. Cultus Mountain and Lake Cavanaugh and Deer Creek areas 4. Darrington and Oso and the Sauk River 5. The Wenatchee Valley and the river banks around Wenatchee and East Wenatchee 6. Tronson Creek, Peshastin Creek, Ingalls Creek (Blewett Pass) 7. North fork Teanaway River And many other sites in Washington state... (by DESERT FROG - 2008) (P.S. NEVER FIELD TEST A GEM STONE WITH YOUR ROCK HAMMER!!! ...wait till you get home and can cut them properly with a rock saw, otherwise you may ruin a stone worth literally $1000's of dollars and turn it into worthless landfill material.) There is no gem grade jadeite that has ever been verified by testing in Washington State nor is there any commercial jade mines listed in official documents from state government mining departments.Any claims that gem grade jadeite exists in Washington state or that their are commercial jade mines are bogus. JadeJunkie-2010
What Gemstone begins with N?
Nephrite, one of the two minerals known as Jade.
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.
Is jade a mineral or a rock?
Jade is a mineral composed of two different minerals, jadeite and nephrite. It is not considered a rock because it is not made up of a combination of different minerals like rocks are.
What is nephrititis?
The Nephrite Jade which carries a sweet, light energy which is very healing.It will purify your energy field in such a manner that is accepting, wise and loving.It was found in Canada,Australia and Russia, Italy.It has lovely green color shades.It enhances the confidence and also inspire for speak the truth.
What gem begins with the letter n?
· Nephrite
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.
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 type of rock is a jade?
Jade is a metamorphic rock formed from the minerals nephrite or jadeite under high pressure and temperature conditions. It is prized for its vibrant green color and is often used in jewelry and carvings.
What is a bright green precious stone?
A bright green precious stone could be an emerald. Emeralds are known for their vivid green color and are considered one of the most valuable gemstones in the world. They are typically found in countries like Colombia, Zambia, and Brazil.
What is the meaning of the name jade?
Jade comes from the Spanish name, simply meaning "Green gemstone".
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").
Is jade magnetic?
Some low grade nephrite jade is magnetic due to iron or mica inclusions.
