no jade is like an emerald and agate is more like the ruby NO !!!!!!!
MHO- scale is the same for both stone though some time in formation jade well be a 6.8 - 6.9 / as agate is a hard 7.0 MHO-scale.
Emerald & ruby ...... 8.5 MHO - scale
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