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Noun Concept
Categories: Jade, Symbols of Wyoming, Amphibole group
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nephrite  Axstone  Hotan jade  Nefrite  nephrit
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An amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders WordNet 3.0
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An amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Nephrite is a variety of the calcium, magnesium, and iron-rich amphibole minerals tremolite or actinolite. Wikipedia
Variety of ferro-actinolite - tremolite solid solution series Wikidata
IS A
amphibole
mineral variety
jade
PART OF
amphibole group
CRYSTAL SYSTEM
monoclinic crystal system
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
NAMED AFTER
kidney
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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nephrite
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nephrite
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Axstone, Hotan jade, Nefrite, nephrit, nephrita, white jade, Wyoming state gemstone, Yangzhi jade

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