jadeite

See also: jadéite and jadeíte

English

Jadeite

Etymology

jade +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒeɪˌdaɪt/

Noun

jadeite (countable and uncountable, plural jadeites)

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

Related terms

Translations

mineral

Chinese:
Mandarin: 翡翠 (zh) (fěicuì), 翠玉 (zh) (cuìyù), 硬玉 (zh) (yìngyù)
Finnish: jadeiitti
French: jadéite (fr) f
German: Jadeit (de) m
Italian: giadeite f
Korean: 경옥 (gyeong'ok)
Polish: jadeit (pl) m
Russian: жадеи́т (ru) m (žadɛít)
Spanish: jadeíta f

See also

jadeite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
nephrite

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Jadeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“jadeite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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