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Chinese.j: juk6
Chinese.y: yuhk
Chinese.c2: 翡翠
Chinese.p2: fěicuì
Chinese.poj2: húi-chhùi
Chinese.kanji: 玉, 翡翠
Chinese.romaji: gyoku, hisui
Chinese.hanja: 玉, 翡翠
Chinese.hangul: 옥, 비취
Chinese.rr: ok, bichwi
Chinese.qn: ngọc
Chinese.chuhan: 玉
Mineral.tenacity: Brittle
Mineral.mohs: 6–7
Mineral.luster: waxy
Mineral.name: Jade
Mineral.boxbgcolor: c2f7a8
Mineral.boxtextcolor: black

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Article

28 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
East Asia
Prehistoric and historic China
Prehistoric and historic Japan
Prehistoric and historic Korea
South Asia
India
Southeast Asia
Myanmar
Southeast Asia
Others
Māori
Mesoamerica
Canada
Russia
Siberia and Mongolia
Gallery
The mineral
Nephrite and jadeite
Unusual varieties
Enhancement
Industry
Myanmar
See also
References
Further reading
External links

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Jade is an umbrella term for two different types of decorative rocks used for jewelry or ornaments. Jade is often referred to by either of two different silicate mineral names: nephrite (a silicate of calcium and magnesium in the amphibole group of minerals), or jadeite (a silicate of sodium and aluminum in the pyroxene group of minerals). Nephrite is typically green, although may be yellow, white or black. Jadeite varies from white or near-colorless, through various shades of green (including an emerald green, termed 'imperial'), to lavender, yellow, orange, brown and black. Rarely it may be blue. Both of these names refer to their use as gemstones, and each has a mineralogically more specific name. Both the amphibole jade (nephrite) and pyroxene jade are mineral aggregates (rocks) rather than mineral species.