White jade
Tremolite jade with a low level of impurities is called white jade, it is usually cloudy white or not completely even white. White jade is…
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Transvaal jade
Misleading commercial name for a massive variety of grossular, a green mineral from the garnet group. Named after the former Transvaal province in South Africa…
Tangawaite / Tangiwaite
Synonym/commercial name for the mineral bowenite, a translucent, fine-grained variety of serpentine antigorite similar to nephrite. A dark green variety is used by the Maoris…
Korean jade
Misleading commercial name for the mineral bowenite, a translucent, fine-grained variety of serpentine antigorite, resembling nephrite. Also marketed under the misleading names bowenite jade, new…
Jadine
Misleading commercial name for Australian chrysoprase (a green variety of chalcedony). So again, this is not real jade, but the name is used to better…
Jade
The name jade is unfortunately common in this library. Jade has traditionally been a beloved and valuable ornamental stone. By using the name for similar…
Chlorite jade
Misleading synonym for the mineral seraphinite, a variety of clinochlore (chlorite group). Thus, the mineral belongs to the chlorite group and has no relation to…
Chinese jade
Misleading commercial name for a pale yellow-green serpentinite that looks like jade, but is not real jade. Calling it that way does make it easier…
Bowenite jade
Misleading commercial name for the mineral bowenite, a translucent, fine-grained variety of serpentine antigorite, resembling nephrite. Also marketed under the misleading names new jade, serpentine…
