The name jadeite is derived (via French: jade and Latin: ilia ) from the Spanish phrase "piedra de ijada" which means "stone of the side". The Latin version of the name, lapis … 展开

Pure jadeite has the composition NaAlSi2O6. There is no significant replacement of silicon by aluminium in natural jadeite, and only very limited substitution of ferric iron for aluminium. However, calcium substitutes for up to 20% of the sodium, … 展开

Significant occurrences of jadeite are isolated and rare. It is found exclusively in high-pressure, low-temperature metamorphic rock of continental margins. Here it may be found as … 展开

• Clinopyroxene thermobarometry
• Costa Rican jade tradition
• Jade use in Mesoamerica
• List of minerals 展开

Jadeite is a hard, extremely tough, rare mineral of the clinopyroxene family of minerals. Though highly variable in color, it is typically apple-green to emerald-green, or less commonly white or … 展开

Jadeite's color commonly ranges from white through pale apple green to deep jade green but can also be blue-green (like the 展开

Jadeite is the dominant mineral of the most desirable variety of jade. This was prized in traditional Chinese culture, where it was worked into a great variety of beautiful ornaments and … 展开