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Product: Jade
Type: Nephrite (Natural),
Size: 12mm
STR Length: Approx. 16”
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Nephrite
The name nephrite is derived from lapis nephriticus, the Latin version of the Spanish piedra de ijada.
Nephrite can be found in a translucent white to very light yellow form which is known in China as mutton fat jade, in an opaque white to very light brown or gray which is known as chicken bone jade, as well as in a variety of green colors. Canada is the principal source of modern lapidary nephrite. Nephrite jade was used mostly in pre-1800 China as well as in New Zealand, the Pacific Coast and Atlantic Coasts of North America, Neolithic Europe, and Southeast Asia.
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