Jade var. Nephrite

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Jade var. Nephrite

Entry/Object ID

1984.62.15

Description

Chemical Composition: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22( Crystal System: Monoclinic System Description: Common Name: Jade var. nephrite Chemistry: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2[1] Class: Silicates Location: Alaska Description: Light and dark green slab shaped like a porpoise. Physical Characteristics: Nephrite can be found in a translucent white to very light yellow form which is known in China as mutton fat jade,[1] in an opaque white to very light brown or gray which is known as chicken bone jade,[1] as well as in a variety of green colours. Hardness: 6 Orthoclase Luster: Glassy Occurrence: Nephrite can be found in a translucent white to very light yellow form which is known in China as mutton fat jade,[1] in an opaque white to very light brown or gray which is known as chicken bone jade,[1] as well as in a variety of green colours. 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. Nephrite can be found in a translucent white to very light yellow form which is known in China as mutton fat jade,[1] in an opaque white to very light brown or gray which is known as chicken bone jade,[1] as well as in a variety of green colours. 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. Nephrite can be found in a translucent white to very light yellow form which is known in China as mutton fat jade,[1] in an opaque white to very light brown or gray which is known as chicken bone jade,[1] as well as in a variety of green colours. 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. Nephrite can be found in a translucent white to very light yellow form which is known in China as mutton fat jade,[1] in an opaque white to very light brown or gray which is known as chicken bone jade,[1] as well as in a variety of green colours. 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. Rock Type: Sedimentary Specific Gravity: 2.95 (+.15 Streak: Does not apply Variety: Both jadeite and nephrite

Collection

Leland "Cap" Mentzer

Acquisition

Accession

1984.62

Source or Donor

Leland "Cap" Mentzer

Acquisition Method

Long-term Loan

Dimensions

Width

2-1/4 in

Depth

1/4 in

Length

7-1/2 in

Location

Location

Container

Right

Drawer

Top Shelf

Shelf

Center, Center

Wall

North

Room

Mentzer Hall

Building

Mentzer Hall: "Caps Collectables" North case#9

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Steve Miller

Date

March 23, 2011

Location

Shelf

Center

Cabinet

Case# 9

Building

Mentzer Hall: "Caps Collectables"

Category

Permanent