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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...
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often referred to by
either of two
different silicate mineral names:
nephrite (a
silicate of
calcium and
magnesium in the
amphibole group of minerals)...
- and the Four
Kings of
Heaven are
derived from minerals: beryl, jadeite,
nephrite, zoisite, and kunzite.: Act 11 In some
English adaptations, Kunzite's...
- 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...
- The
Hattusa Green Stone is a
roughly cubic block of
nephrite standing in the
remains of the
Great Temple at Hattusa,
capital of the
Hittites in the late...
- 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...
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Grossular is a calcium-aluminium
species of the
garnet group of minerals. It has the
chemical formula of Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 but the
calcium may, in part, be...
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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...
- greenschist, chlorastrolite, serpentine, omphacite, chrysoprase, olivine,
nephrite,
chloromelanite among other green-hued minerals. The term also includes...
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Chinese Turkestan).
Black nephrite is also
abundant in the
Karakash River but
these deposits are
rarely reported in the
primary nephrite finds. The Karakash...
