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Meaning of "nephrite"
Nephrite is used to describe a type of mineral or stone that belongs to the jade family, typically green in color and often used in jewelry and ornamental carvings
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- A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
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Nephrite adzes appear to have been particularly valued.
Jadeite is harder and tougher than nephrite.
Nephrite is not nearly as valuable or precious as jadeite.
The difference between jadeite and nephrite.
I thought this nephrite would be prettier.
Next on the popularity list is green nephrite.
Nephrite today is believed to be a stone of dreams.
The carving of nephrite has a history.
Nephrite is by far the more common form of jade.
The other is known as nephrite jade.
Nephrite is composed of interwoven mineral fibers.
In modern usage pounamu almost always refers to nephrite jade.
Jadeite and nephrite have distinctly different mineral compositions.
Canada provides the major share of modern lapidary nephrite.
Nephrite robustness is due to the fact that it contains tremolite.
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In this canyon there is nephrite.
Green nephrite is described as being translucent green with black inclusions.
I am not going back without nephrite.
Nephrite is a rare mineral in that it is formed under unique geological conditions.
Jade is the term applied to forms of jadeite and nephrite.
Nephrite and jadeite are two chemically different and distinct materials.
Jadeite is rarer than nephrite.
The nephrite jade.
The other is nephrite.
Both jadeite and nephrite jade are stones formed of interlocking microcrystals.
Many minor centers had access to their own jade nephrite.
Nephrite is an ornamental stone.
Headed to the buryatian mountains in siberia to seek adventures and nephrite.
More sites that yielded nephrite artefacts have been excavated since then.
This normally causes a geographic separation of jadeite and nephrite deposits.
Jadeite and nephrite mineral forms of jade are examples of minerals with this property.
This culture did not have tools that were harder than this nephrite.
Both nephrite and jadeite were used from prehistoric periods for hardstone carving.
They limit the use of explosives to protect the nephrite from damage.
Nephrite is slightly softer and is often used for carving bowls and vases.
Jadeite is typically found in rocks that have a higher pressure origin than nephrite.
Nephrite is less commonly dyed than jadeite because of it having a more compact structure.
He is named after the mineral Nephrite.
Nephrite jade with deep and solid green color is considered to be the most valuable.
She had to be strong and brave for Nephrite.
Nephrite can frequently be distinguished from jadeite by its lower level of luster and translucency.
A general misconception is that nephrite does not naturally exist in Mesoamerica.
Nephrite is the jade most associated with ancient China.
Western Canada is the principal source of modern lapidary nephrite.
The mining of Manasi green nephrite has a long history.
One of the rarest and most beautiful substances on Earth is nephrite jade.
The energy that Nephrite brought back has enormous power.
Excavations in the Philippines have yielded an extensive amount of nephrite artefacts.
The terrain in the Siberian nephrite mining areas is extremely rugged.
Very symbolic objects for the Maoris are often made with nephrite jade.
