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Nephrite is a
variety of the calcium, magnesium, and iron-rich
amphibole minerals tremolite or
actinolite (aggregates of
which also make up one form of...
- is
often referred to by
either of two
different silicate mineral names:
nephrite (a
silicate of
calcium and
magnesium in the
amphibole group of minerals)...
- The
Empire Nephrite (sometimes
mistakenly referred to as the
Alexander III Medallion) egg is a
jewelled Easter egg,
purported to be one of the Imperial...
- and the Four
Kings of
Heaven are
derived from minerals: beryl, jadeite,
nephrite, zoisite, and kunzite.: Act 11 In some
English adaptations, Kunzite's...
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Noninvasive Mineralogical Study of
Nephrite Artifacts from the
Philippines and Surroundings: The
Distribution of
Taiwan Nephrite and the
Implications for the...
- in
itself refers to two main
types of
green stone valued for carving:
nephrite jade,
classified by Māori as kawakawa, kahurangi, īnanga, and
other names...
- greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, chrysoprase, olivine,
nephrite,
chloromelanite among other green-hued minerals. The term also includes...
-
Latin version of the name,
lapis nephriticus, is the
origin of the term
nephrite,
which is a
different mineral that also
shares the
common name jade. Jadeite...
- China's history, jade has come in a
variety of
colors and
white "mutton-fat"
nephrite was the most
highly praised and prized.
Native sources in
Henan and along...
- coast. It
contains the only
concentrated underwater deposit of
quality nephrite jade in the world.
Individuals are
permitted to
collect as much jade as...
