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Jade Jewelry

Jade jewelry is created from an ornamental stone which is generally greenish. In all actuality, the term is applied to two different stone types. Both of these rocks are metamorphic. However, each are made from different silicate minerals.

The first type of rock used to create jade jewelry is known as nephrite. Most commonly, this jade is either gray or green. Occasionally it may come in yellow, brown, or white varieties.

Jade jewelry created from jadeite may also come in black, violent, pink, and red colors. Jadeite is much rarer than nephrite. The color is largely affected by the inclusion of such elements as chromium and iron.

Both jadeite and nephrite range in opacities and both are commonly mottled.

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