A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Nephrite (jade) |
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| Description | Nephrite is one of the two forms of the mineral jade. The mineral formula for nephrite is CaMg5(OH)2(Si4O11)2. Nephrite is the more common form of jade and can be found in many places, such as Taiwan, New Zealand, and Wyoming. This sample is about 6 cm. |
| Location | New Zealand. Near South Island. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-10-25. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1367. |
| Key words | nephrite, jade |
| Tech details | 639 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1698 |
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