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Jade

Name:From "piedra de ijada" stone of the flank, as it was thought to cure kidney pains.
Synonym of:Jadeite, Nephrite
This page provides mineralogical data about Jade.

Classification of Jade

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Other Names for Jade

Synonyms:
Other Languages:
Arabic:يشب
Catalan:Jade
Danish:Jade
Dutch:Jade
Esperanto:Jado
Finnish:Jade
French:Jade
German:Jade
Hebrew:ירקן
Hindi:हरिताश्म
Hungarian:Jáde
Indonesian:Giok
Italian:Giada
Japanese:ヒスイ
Malay:Jed
Nahuatl:Chālchihuitl
Norwegian (Bokmål):Jade
Persian:یشم
Polish:Żad
Portuguese:Jade
Russian:Нефрит
Simplified Chinese:玉
Spanish:Jade
Swedish:Jade
Thai:หยก
Turkish:Yeşim
Ukrainian:Жад

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Jade

Reference List:Ronzio, A.R. and Salmon, M. (1970) Trace elements in jade. Gems and Minerals: 389: 24-25, 45.

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    Localities for Jade

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Australia
     
    • South Australia
      • Eyre Peninsula
    Burma (Myanmar)
     
    • Kachin State
      • Myitkyina-Mogaung District
        • Phakant (Hpakan; Hpakant; Phakan)
    • Sagaing Division
      • Hkamti District
    Canada
     
    • British Columbia
      • Lillooet Mining Division
    http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/cf/minfile/search/search.cfm?mode=capbib&minfilno=092JNE065
      • Omenica Mining Division
    		www.em.gov.bc.ca/cf/minfile/search/search.cfm?mode=capbib&minfilno=093N%20%20043
    http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/SO05/reverberations.asp
    www.alpinegems.net
    China
     
    • Guangdong Province
      • Maoming Prefecture
    		http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_museum/2003-09/24/content_30459.htm
    • Henan Province
      • Nanyang Prefecture
        • Nanyang City
    		Fujian Jiang (2005): Journal of Xinyang Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 18(3), 285-288
    • Liaoning Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region)
      • Yingkou Prefecture
        • Gaizhou (Gaixian) Co.
    		Zhi-Bo Bing, Jian-Min Shi, and Shi-Bo Li (2006): Geological Characteristics and Developing Prospects of the Serpentine Jade in Houxianyu, Liaoning Province. Geology and Resources [Dizhi Yu Ziyuan] 15(4), 286-289.
    • Shaanxi Province
      • Xi'an Prefecture
        • Lantian Co.
    		http://scholar.ilib.cn/abstract.aspx?A=sxdizhi200202009
    • Tibet Autonomous Region
    		http://www.tibetinfor.com/tibetzt/naqu/doc/0301.htm
    USA
     
    • Alaska
      • Anchorage Borough
        • Anchorage District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
      • Northwest Arctic Borough
        • Shungnak District
    		U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225.
    • California
      • Mendocino Co.
    		Butler, 1995. Rockhounding California
    Butler, 1995. Rockhounding California, p.172.
    Vietnam
     
    • Son La Province
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