Manasi Jade
A variety of Nephrite
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Colour:
Green, grey-green, olive green, dark green
Name:
Named for its occurrence in Manasi County, Xinjiang Province, China.
A variety of Tremolite Jade
A green jade which consists mainly of tremolite with only minor actinolite. The green colour is caused by microscopic inclusions of green silicates, mainly chlorite and serpentine group minerals, and it frequently also contains diopside, grossular and chromspinel as minor impurities. Manasi Jade has been mined from primary deposits since the Qing dynasty.
A green jade which consists mainly of tremolite with only minor actinolite. The green colour is caused by microscopic inclusions of green silicates, mainly chlorite and serpentine group minerals, and it frequently also contains diopside, grossular and chromspinel as minor impurities. Manasi Jade has been mined from primary deposits since the Qing dynasty.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
40511 (as Manasi Jade)
2881 (as Nephrite)
2881 (as Nephrite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40511:3 (as Manasi Jade)
mindat:1:1:2881:9 (as Nephrite)
mindat:1:1:2881:9 (as Nephrite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
4826cc16-3703-4c79-bab7-75c3183e4ac9 (as Manasi Jade)
9ec11e01-d5cd-4afe-8003-60a5f8a85882 (as Nephrite)
9ec11e01-d5cd-4afe-8003-60a5f8a85882 (as Nephrite)
Physical Properties of Manasi Jade
Colour:
Green, grey-green, olive green, dark green
Other Language Names for Manasi Jade
Simplified Chinese:玛纳斯玉
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Manasi Jade
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Localities for Manasi Jade
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China | |
| Yanling Tang et al. (2002) |
| Yanling Tang (2005) | |
| Yanling Tang (2005) | |
| Yanling Tang (2005) |
| Yanling Tang (2005) |
