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sliced polished nephrite from China

nephrite

This is a thick microcrystalline rock the of amphibole family, we can consider nephrite as a microcrystalline variety of ferrous actinolite-tremolite series. The majority of nephrites are composed mainly of actinolite. The white variety, known as” mutton fat “, is composed almost exclusively of tremolite,

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Imperial jade from Burma cut in cabochon

jadeite

Its name comes from the term jade. It is the nineteenth century, in 1863, that jadeite was differentiated from nephritis. This is a pyroxene resulting from metamorphism of serpentines high in sodium. Before the nineteenth century both jadeite and nephrite were called with the generic

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imperial jade from Burma cut in cabochon

jade

In the nineteenth century, it was shown that the so-called “jade” actually consisted of two distinct minerals: The “Jadeite”, of the pyroxene family, is the hardest and most rare, it has a crystalline sound, its color varies from white to dark green, even lavender. The

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emerald from Muzo in Colombia emerald cut

emerald

This is the green variety of beryl, the more valuable because of its unparalleled color, its name comes from the Greek “smaragdos” derived from an ancient Semitic word meaning “shining”. This is one of the gems most sought after, when the green the more sustained

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