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Xiuyan Jade

A variety of Nephrite
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Colour:
Green
Name:
Named for the occurrence at Xiuyan, Liaoning Province, China.
A variety of Nephrite

A green jade, which contains both tremolite and actinolite in varying proportions. Some varieties may also contain antigorite (Zhang, 2002). One of the classic Chinese jades.


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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
40497 (as Xiuyan Jade)
2881 (as Nephrite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40497:4 (as Xiuyan Jade)
mindat:1:1:2881:9 (as Nephrite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
4360a803-c9f0-4f80-bdfc-93fb90013222 (as Xiuyan Jade)
9ec11e01-d5cd-4afe-8003-60a5f8a85882 (as Nephrite)

Physical Properties of Xiuyan JadeHide

Colour:
Green

Other Language Names for Xiuyan JadeHide

Simplified Chinese:岫玉

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
1 photo of Xiuyan Jade associated with Jade
1 photo of Xiuyan Jade associated with Nephrite

Other InformationHide

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 Xiuyan JadeHide

References for Xiuyan JadeHide

Reference List:
Liangju Zhang (2002): A study on the composition and properties of Xiuyan jade in Liaoning Province. Acta Mineralogica Sinica 22(3), 137-142.
Zhenhua Zhou and Jiarui Feng (2010): A petrological and mineralogical comparison between Xinjiang nephrite and Xiuyan nephrite. Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 29(3), 331-340.

Localities for Xiuyan JadeHide

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Locality ListHide

- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
China
 
  • Liaoning
    • Anshan
      • Xiuyan Co.
Liangju Zhang (2002): Acta Mineralogica Sinica 22(3), 137-142.
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