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(med) Jadeite (dGa' ba'i rDo rje 2018) <br>
('''[[sman]]''') Jadeite (dGa' ba'i rDo rje 1998) <br>


Illustration : dGa' ba'i rDo rje 2018 (n°022) dzus <br>
Illustration : dGa' ba'i rDo rje 2018 (n°022) dzus <br>


Named after jade, which is frequently composed of jadeite. ''Jadeite'' occurs rarely as crystal, but most commonly as the monomineralic metamorphic rock jadeitite which is often used as an ornamental gem and carving material, known as jadeite jade. The pearly jadeite is white when pure, often green or blue green up to black according to iron or manganese ions. Together with ''Nephrite'', '''[[g.yang tri]]''', it is one of the two rocks termed as jade. Both are extremely tough and resistant to fracture such that they have been used for making choppers and blades since Neolithic times. (mindat.org) <br>
''Jadeite'' is one of the two minerals which compose ''Jade'', the other being ''Nephrite'' ('''[[g.yang tri]]'''). Employed already since the Chinese Neolithic to make choppers and blades due to their toughness and resistance to fracture, ''Jade'' became later in the Chinese culture as valued as gold and diamonds elsewhere.
''Jadeite'' jade is more rare than ''Nephrite'' and gives the most valued of all ''Jades'', the emerald-green and translucent 'Imperial Jade'. <br>
dGa' ba'i rDo rje (1998) describes ''Nephrite'' jade ('''[[g.yang tri]]''') as an affiliate under ''Jasper ('''[[khyung skyugs]]'''), and Jadeite jade ('''[[dzus]]''') as an affiliate under Emerald ('''[[ma rgad]]'''). <br>
'''[[dzus]]''' does not seem to be a common word, definitely less than '''[[g.yang tri]]'''. Maybe it denotes only the particular form 'Imperial Jade', and '''[[g.yang tri]]''' applies to ''Jade'' in general. <br>
[[User:Johannes Schmidt|Johannes Schmidt]] ([[User talk:Johannes Schmidt|talk]]) 13:15, 27 May 2024 (EDT)
[[User:Johannes Schmidt|Johannes Schmidt]] ([[User talk:Johannes Schmidt|talk]]) 13:15, 27 May 2024 (EDT)

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(sman) Jadeite (dGa' ba'i rDo rje 1998)

Illustration : dGa' ba'i rDo rje 2018 (n°022) dzus

Jadeite is one of the two minerals which compose Jade, the other being Nephrite (g.yang tri). Employed already since the Chinese Neolithic to make choppers and blades due to their toughness and resistance to fracture, Jade became later in the Chinese culture as valued as gold and diamonds elsewhere. Jadeite jade is more rare than Nephrite and gives the most valued of all Jades, the emerald-green and translucent 'Imperial Jade'.
dGa' ba'i rDo rje (1998) describes Nephrite jade (g.yang tri) as an affiliate under Jasper (khyung skyugs), and Jadeite jade (dzus) as an affiliate under Emerald (ma rgad).
dzus does not seem to be a common word, definitely less than g.yang tri. Maybe it denotes only the particular form 'Imperial Jade', and g.yang tri applies to Jade in general.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 13:15, 27 May 2024 (EDT)

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