Photo 22 of 40, Names of Stones

JADE:Two different minerals are known as Jade;Jadeite and Nephrite.Jade is a semi-precious stone that ranges in color from green to white to lilac to brown to almost black.Translucent Jade is is more highly valued than opaque Jade. Nephrite(a variety of the of the mineral actinolite) is also found in various shades of green,although darker.Other colors are gray,bluish gray and grayish white.

Compliments of Bobye Syverson of Imageevent/TheEnchantedCastle.


JADE:Two different minerals are known as Jade;Jadeite and Nephrite.Jade is a semi-precious stone that ranges in color from green to white to lilac to brown to almost black.Translucent Jade is is more highly valued than opaque Jade. Nephrite(a variety of the of the mineral actinolite) is also found in various shades of green,although darker.Other colors are gray,bluish gray and grayish white. Compliments of Bobye Syverson of Imageevent/TheEnchantedCastle.
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