Name/Title
Nephrite JadeEntry/Object ID
2013.1.26Description
Chemical Composition: SiO2
Crystal System: Triclinic System
Description: Common Name: Jade var Nephrite
Chemistry:
Group: Silicates
Location: Frazer River, British Columbia, Canada
Description: This is a thin slab of jade that is solid green.
Physical Charateristics:
Nephrite consists of a microcrystalline interlocking fibrous matrix of the calcium, magnesium-iron rich amphibole mineral series tremolite (calcium-magnesium)-ferroactinolite (calcium-magnesium-iron). The middle member of this series with an intermediate composition is called actinolite (the silky fibrous mineral form is one form of asbestos). The higher the iron content the greener the colour.
Jadeite is a sodium- and aluminium-rich pyroxene. The gem form of the mineral is a microcrystalline interlocking crystal matrix
Fracture: Conchoidal
Hardness: 7 Quartz
Luster: Pearly
Rock Type: Sedimentary
Specific Gravity: 2.68-2.72
Streak: White
Variety: Black Nephrite Jade Hetian Jade Kunlun Jade Lantian Jade Manasi Jade
Meiling Jade Tremolite Jade White Jade Xiuyan JadeCollection
RAGM Mineral CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2013.1Source or Donor
Crater Rock Museum (Misc. donors)Acquisition Method
GiftOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Other Number: 2009.64.3Dimensions
Width
3-3/4 inDepth
1/4 inLength
4 inLocation
Location
Drawer
Bottom ShelfShelf
RightCabinet
Case# 33Wall
EastBuilding
Freida Smith HallCategory
Permanent
