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Jadeite

/ˈdʒeɪdaɪt/

A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks.

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A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks.

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aegirinenoun	(mineralogy) A mineral with monoclinic crystals with the chemical formula NaFe³⁺(Si₂O₆) belonging to the pyroxene group.
jaditenoun	Alternative form of jadeite. [(mineralogy) A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆, found in metamorphic rocks.]
hard jadenoun	A jadeite mineral gemstone.
jadaritenoun	(mineralogy) A mineral, sodium lithium boron silicate hydroxide.
soft jadenoun	A nephrite mineral gemstone.
feitsuinoun	(mineralogy) jadeite
jadenoun	A semiprecious stone, either nephrite or jadeite, generally green or white in color, often used for carving figurines.
jaffeitenoun	(mineralogy) A hydrated calcium silicate mineral with chemical formula Ca₆Si₂O₇(OH)₆.
new jadenoun	A coloured quartz mineral gemstone, serpentine; it is not a normal jade mineral, being neither nephrite nor jadeite.
jagoitenoun	(mineralogy) A hexagonal-ditrigonal dipyramidal yellow green mineral containing calcium, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, lead, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.
arrojaditenoun	(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium.
juanitenoun	(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.
nephritenoun	(mineralogy) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
pyroxenenoun	(mineralogy) Any of a group of crystalline minerals containing silicates of iron, magnesium and calcium.
diopsidenoun	(mineralogy) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi₂O₆, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
imperial jadenoun	An emerald green jadeite mineral gemstone.
augitenoun	(mineralogy) A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt.
adamitenoun	A descendant of Adam; a human being.
diaoyudaoitenoun	(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, oxygen, and sodium.
jasperoidnoun	(mineralogy) A rare dense siliceous rock similar in appearance to chert.