Jade

Object/Artifact

-

Crater Rock Museum

Jade jewelry / slab

Jade jewelry / slab

Name/Title

Jade

Entry/Object ID

2009.64.30 (A-F)

Description

Earrings and slab are from Frazier River, British Columbia, Canada Chemical Composition: Ca2(Mg,Fe2)5Si8O22(OH)2 Crystal System: Monoclinic System Description: Common name: Jade jewelry Chemical comp.:Ca2(Mg,Fe2)5Si8O22(OH)2 Class Silicates Location: Frazer River, B.C. Canada (slab) Description : A green Jade jewelry set : 2 cufflinks,2 earrings, 1 cab., 1 small slab. Physical Properties: •Chemistry: Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2 , Calcium Magnesium Iron Silicate Hydroxide. •Class: Silicates •Subclass: Inosilicates •Group: Amphibole •Uses: asbestos and as ornamental stone used for carvings and semi-precious to precious stone used in jewelry •Specimens

Collection

RAGM Misc. Jade & Amber Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2009.64

Source or Donor

RAGM Jade and Amber

Acquisition Method

Gift

Location

Location

Shelf

CS-E-5

Room

Curation Storage

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Storage

Moved By

Curator

Date

March 7, 2024