jadeite

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A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks
Gem-quality silicate mineral in the pyroxene family that is one of the two forms of jade. Jadeite (imperial jade), sodium aluminum silicate (NaAlSi2O6), may contain impurities that give it a variety of colours: white, green, red, brown, and blue. The most highly prized variety is emerald green. Jadeite occurs only in metamorphic rocks, most often in those that have been subjected to the high pressures deep below the Earth's surface. The area around the city of Mogaung in northern Myanmar has long been the main source of gem-quality jadeite
{i} form of jade, mineral ranging in color from whitish to dark green
a hard green mineral consisting of sodium aluminum silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade; found principally in Burma
A pyroxene mineral, (a sodium aluminium silicate), found in metamorphic rocks
A silicate of sodium and aluminium, closely resembling nephrite in appearance (Oxford, 1125 )
> Jadeite is classed as a pyroxene and is a silicate of sodium and aluminum It is a cryptocrystalline mineral and its minute crystals are interlocked to form a compact aggregate It ranks 6 75 or 7 on the Moh scale of hardness Chinese lapidaries do not appear to have worked with jadeite on a regular basis until the Qing dynasty Most of the jadeite used in China came from the region around Tawmaw in Upper Burma While both nephrite and jadeite are found in a range of different colors, depending the presence of small quantities of iron, chromium or magnesium, the brilliant green stones used in fine Chinese jewelry are jadeite
One of the generals of the Dark Kingdom
romanization: jedaito The first of the Shitennou to appear and fight for Queen Beryl He was put into an eternal sleep by Queen Beryl after too many failures
A hard silicate mineral
See Jade, the stone
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