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Jadeite

A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered

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Jadeite

Myanmar

Jadeite

Kachin State, Myanmar

Jadeite

Oyashirazu Beach, Ōmi, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Jadeite

Myanmar

Jadeite

Kachin State, Myanmar

Jadeite

Oyashirazu Beach, Ōmi, Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Jadeite

Myanmar

Jadeite

Kachin State, Myanmar

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About JadeiteHide

Formula:

Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆

Colour:

apple-green, greenish white, purplish blue, blue-green, violet, white, black

Lustre:

Sub-Vitreous, Pearly

Hardness:

Specific Gravity:

3.24 - 3.43

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Member of:

Clinopyroxene Subgroup > Pyroxene Group

Name:

Named after jade, which is frequently composed of jadeite.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Myanmar

Pyroxene Group - Clinopyroxene Subgroup.
Jadeite-Kosmochlor Series.

Rarely found as euhedral crystals, most commonly as the monomineralic metamorphic rock jadeitite which is often used as an ornamental gem and carving material as which it is known as jadeite jade.

Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Jadeite.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

2062

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:2062:2

GUID
(UUID V4):

f1b486f2-f59e-4c50-8410-7554e280a669

Classification of JadeiteHide

Accepted names for Na pyroxenes. (after Morimoto et al, 1988)

IMA Classification of JadeiteHide

IMA status:

Approved, 'Grandfathered' (first described prior to 1959)

IMA Formula:

NaAlSi₂O₆

Strunz-mindat (2024):

9.DA.25

9 : SILICATES (Germanates)
D : Inosilicates
A : Inosilicates with 2-periodic single chains, Si₂O₆; pyroxene family

Dana 8th ed.:

65.1.3c.1

65 : INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1)
1 : Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2

Hey's CIM Ref.:

16.2.10

16 : Silicates Containing Aluminum and other Metals
2 : Aluminosilicates of Na

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Please only use the official IMA–CNMNC symbol. Older variants are listed for historical use only.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Jd	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43
Jd	Kretz (1983)	Kretz, R. (1983) Symbols of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 68, 277–279.
Jd	Siivolam & Schmid (2007)	Siivolam, J. and Schmid, R. (2007) Recommendations by the IUGS Subcommission on the Systematics of Metamorphic Rocks: List of mineral abbreviations. Web-version 01.02.07. IUGS Commission on the Systematics in Petrology. download
Jd	Whitney & Evans (2010)	Whitney, D.L. and Evans, B.W. (2010) Abbreviations for names of rock-forming minerals. American Mineralogist, 95, 185–187 doi:10.2138/am.2010.3371
Jd	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019)	The Canadian Mineralogist (2019) The Canadian Mineralogist list of symbols for rock- and ore-forming minerals (December 30, 2019). download

Pronunciation of JadeiteHide

Pronunciation:

Play	Recorded by	Country
	Jolyon Ralph	United Kingdom

Physical Properties of JadeiteHide

Lustre:

Sub-Vitreous, Pearly

Transparency:

Translucent

Comment:

pearly on cleavages.

Colour:

apple-green, greenish white, purplish blue, blue-green, violet, white, black

Comment:

White when pure.
The green color of Guatemala jadeite jade, mainly composed of jadeite, is caused by the electronic transition between bands of Fe3+. Fe content is proportional to the change of color in a particular range. The gray characteristics of the gray-green jadeite jade are related to Fe2+ and clay minerals. The black jadeite jade shows a black color due to the internal jadeite and metal mineral inclusions but appear green under transmitted light. The color of jadeite jade, mainly composed of omphacite, is generally attributed to Cr3+ and Fe3+, among which the blue features of blue-green jadeite jade are attributed to the presence of Fe2+ and Mn2+.[[1]]
Mineral chemistry studies show that the color of jadeite jade is associated with the content of chromogenic elements. For instance, a large amount of Cr3+ causes the jadeite jade to be dark green, while minor Cr3+ cause jade to appear an emerald-green color. Cr3+ was derived from the metasomatic chromium spinel, chromite, and sodium chromite pyroxene in serpentinites. The Fe causes jadeite to be dark green or gray, and may be associated with omphacite that is rich in Ca, Fe, and Mg but does not contain Cr3+ . Nearly all iron is presented as ferric (trivalent) iron in white jadeite jade, while in black jadeite jade, half is ferrous (divalent) and half is ferric (trivalent). In the green jadeite jade, the Fe2+/Fe3+ ratio ranges from 0.1 to 0.2.[[1]]

Streak:

white

Hardness:

6 on Mohs scale

Cleavage:

Distinct/Good
Good on {110}

Fracture:

Splintery

Density:

3.24 - 3.43 g/cm³ (Measured) 3.330 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of JadeiteHide

Type:

Biaxial (+)

RI values:

n_α = 1.640 - 1.681 n_β = 1.645 - 1.684 n_γ = 1.652 - 1.692

2V:

Measured: 60° to 96°, Calculated: 68° to 78°

Max Birefringence:

δ = 0.012

Image shows birefringence interference colour range (at 30µm thickness)
and does not take into account mineral colouration.

Surface Relief:

Moderate

Dispersion:

r < v

Chemistry of JadeiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆

Elements listed:

Al, Fe, Na, O, Si - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Common Impurities:

Ti,Mn,Mg,Ca,K,H₂O

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1
SiO₂	58.84 %
P₂O₅	0.00 %
TiO₂	0.07 %
A₁₂O₃	21.52 %
FeO	0.35 %
MnO	0.01 %
MgO	3.53 %
CaO	3.59 %
Na₂O	12.05 %
K₂O	0.01 %
Total:	99.97 %

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Case Parigi, Martiniana Po, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy	Schertl, H. -P., Schreyer, W., Chopin, C. (1991) The pyrope-coesite rocks and their country rocks at Parigi, Dora Maira Massif, Western Alps: detailed petrography, mineral chemistry and PT-path. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 108 (1) 1-21 doi:10.1007/bf00307322	Sample from fine grained matrix in coesite-phengite-pyrope whiteschist. Mineral analyses were performed by means of the Cameca electron microprobe (CAMEBAX) , using a wavelength-dispersive technique with PAP correction acceleration voltage 15 kV, beam current 15 nA, measuring time 20 s).

Crystallography of JadeiteHide

Crystal System:

Monoclinic

Class (H-M):

2/m - Prismatic

Space Group:

B2/b

Setting:

C2/c

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.418 Å, b = 8.562 Å, c = 5.219 Å
β = 107.58°

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1.1 : 1 : 0.61

Unit Cell V:

401.19 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Twinning:

Single and lamellar twinning on {100} and {001}

Crystallographic forms of JadeiteHide

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0000147	Jadeite	Prewitt C T, Burnham C W (1966) The crystal structure of jadeite, NaAlSi2O6 American Mineralogist 51 956-975	1966		0	293
0000351	Jadeite	Cameron M, Sueno S, Prewitt C T, Papike J J (1973) High-temperature crystal chemistry of acmite, diopside, hedenbergite, jadeite, spodumene, and ureyite pyroxene American Mineralogist 58 594-618	1973		0	297
0000352	Jadeite	Cameron M, Sueno S, Prewitt C T, Papike J J (1973) High-temperature crystal chemistry of acmite, diopside, hedenbergite, jadeite, spodumene, and ureyite pyroxene American Mineralogist 58 594-618	1973		0	673
0000353	Jadeite	Cameron M, Sueno S, Prewitt C T, Papike J J (1973) High-temperature crystal chemistry of acmite, diopside, hedenbergite, jadeite, spodumene, and ureyite pyroxene American Mineralogist 58 594-618	1973		0	873
0000354	Jadeite	Cameron M, Sueno S, Prewitt C T, Papike J J (1973) High-temperature crystal chemistry of acmite, diopside, hedenbergite, jadeite, spodumene, and ureyite pyroxene American Mineralogist 58 594-618	1973		0	1073
0001370	Jadeite	Oberti R, Caporuscio F A (1991) Crystal chemistry of clinopyroxenes from mantle eclogites: A study of the key role of the M2 site population by means of crystal-structure refinement sample SBB 37, Di45Jd48, diopside - jadeite join American Mineralogist 76 1141-1152	1991		0	293
0001371	Jadeite	Oberti R, Caporuscio F A (1991) Crystal chemistry of clinopyroxenes from mantle eclogites: A study of the key role of the M2 site population by means of crystal-structure refinement sample SBB 2H, Di46Jd55, diopside - jadeite join American Mineralogist 76 1141-1152	1991		0	293
0004445	Jadeite	Nestola F, Tribaudino M, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Bruno M (2007) The crystal structures of pyroxenes along the jadeite - hedenbergite and jadeite - aegirine joins American Mineralogist 92 1492-1501	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004446	Jadeite	Nestola F, Tribaudino M, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Bruno M (2007) The crystal structures of pyroxenes along the jadeite - hedenbergite and jadeite - aegirine joins American Mineralogist 92 1492-1501	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004449	Jadeite	Nestola F, Tribaudino M, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Bruno M (2007) The crystal structures of pyroxenes along the jadeite - hedenbergite and jadeite - aegirine joins American Mineralogist 92 1492-1501	2007	synthetic	0	293
0004505	Jadeite	McCarthy A C, Downs R T, Thompson R M (2008) Compressibility trends of the clinopyroxenes, and in-situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 198-209	2008	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California	0.0001	293
0004506	Jadeite	McCarthy A C, Downs R T, Thompson R M (2008) Compressibility trends of the clinopyroxenes, and in-situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 198-209	2008	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California	2.07	293
0004507	Jadeite	McCarthy A C, Downs R T, Thompson R M (2008) Compressibility trends of the clinopyroxenes, and in-situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 198-209	2008	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California	3.4	293
0004508	Jadeite	McCarthy A C, Downs R T, Thompson R M (2008) Compressibility trends of the clinopyroxenes, and in-situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 198-209	2008	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California	4.92	293
0004509	Jadeite	McCarthy A C, Downs R T, Thompson R M (2008) Compressibility trends of the clinopyroxenes, and in-situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 198-209	2008	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California	6.12	293
0004510	Jadeite	McCarthy A C, Downs R T, Thompson R M (2008) Compressibility trends of the clinopyroxenes, and in-situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 198-209	2008	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California	7.17	293
0004511	Jadeite	McCarthy A C, Downs R T, Thompson R M (2008) Compressibility trends of the clinopyroxenes, and in-situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 198-209	2008	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California	7.83	293
0004512	Jadeite	McCarthy A C, Downs R T, Thompson R M (2008) Compressibility trends of the clinopyroxenes, and in-situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 198-209	2008	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California	8.54	293
0004513	Jadeite	McCarthy A C, Downs R T, Thompson R M (2008) Compressibility trends of the clinopyroxenes, and in-situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 198-209	2008	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California	9.17	293
0004600	Jadeite	Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Thompson R, Downs R T (2008) The effect of the hedenbergitic substitution on the compressibility of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 1005-1013	2008	Synthetic	0	293
0004601	Jadeite	Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Thompson R, Downs R T (2008) The effect of the hedenbergitic substitution on the compressibility of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 1005-1013	2008	Synthetic	3.8	293
0004602	Jadeite	Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Thompson R, Downs R T (2008) The effect of the hedenbergitic substitution on the compressibility of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 1005-1013	2008	Synthetic	0	293
0004603	Jadeite	Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Thompson R, Downs R T (2008) The effect of the hedenbergitic substitution on the compressibility of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 1005-1013	2008	Synthetic	3.14	293
0004604	Jadeite	Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Thompson R, Downs R T (2008) The effect of the hedenbergitic substitution on the compressibility of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 1005-1013	2008	Synthetic	8.31	293
0004605	Jadeite	Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Thompson R, Downs R T (2008) The effect of the hedenbergitic substitution on the compressibility of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 1005-1013	2008	Synthetic	0	293
0004608	Jadeite	Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Thompson R, Downs R T (2008) The effect of the hedenbergitic substitution on the compressibility of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 1005-1013	2008	Synthetic	0	293
0004609	Jadeite	Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Thompson R, Downs R T (2008) The effect of the hedenbergitic substitution on the compressibility of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 1005-1013	2008	Synthetic	3.65	293
0004610	Jadeite	Nestola F, Ballaran T B, Liebske C, Thompson R, Downs R T (2008) The effect of the hedenbergitic substitution on the compressibility of jadeite American Mineralogist 93 1005-1013	2008	Synthetic	6.09	293
0006243	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	2.4
0006244	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	293
0006245	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	19.7
0006246	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	29.5
0006247	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	39
0006248	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	47.5
0006249	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	55.1
0006250	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	64
0006251	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	73.4
0006252	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	83
0006253	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	96.5
0006254	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	106.4
0006255	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	114.5
0006256	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	121.9
0006257	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	138.8
0006258	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	149.6
0006259	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	156.8
0006260	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	165.9
0006261	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	175.1
0006262	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	184.5
0006263	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	194.3
0006264	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	203.6
0006265	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	213.2
0006266	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	222.4
0006267	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	231.6
0006268	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	240.6
0006269	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	249.8
0006270	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	259.1
0006271	Jadeite	Knight K S, Price G D (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K The Canadian Mineralogist 46 1593-1622	2008	Hweka and Mamon mining district, Burma	0	268.3
0020193	Jadeite	Posner E S, Dera P, Downs R T, Lazarz J D, Irmen P (2014) High-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite and kosmochlor Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 41 695-707	2014	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California, USA	1.9	293
0020194	Jadeite	Posner E S, Dera P, Downs R T, Lazarz J D, Irmen P (2014) High-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite and kosmochlor Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 41 695-707	2014	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California, USA	5.6	293
0020195	Jadeite	Posner E S, Dera P, Downs R T, Lazarz J D, Irmen P (2014) High-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite and kosmochlor Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 41 695-707	2014	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California, USA	8.2	293
0020196	Jadeite	Posner E S, Dera P, Downs R T, Lazarz J D, Irmen P (2014) High-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite and kosmochlor Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 41 695-707	2014	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California, USA	12.4	293
0020197	Jadeite	Posner E S, Dera P, Downs R T, Lazarz J D, Irmen P (2014) High-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite and kosmochlor Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 41 695-707	2014	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California, USA	18.3	293
0020198	Jadeite	Posner E S, Dera P, Downs R T, Lazarz J D, Irmen P (2014) High-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite and kosmochlor Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 41 695-707	2014	Clear Creek, San Benito County, California, USA	21.5	293
0020439	Jadeite	Tribaudino M, Mantovani L (2014) Thermal expansion in C2/c pyroxenes: a review and new high-temperature structural data for a pyroxene of composition (Na0.53Ca0.47)(Al0.53Fe0.47)Si2O6 (Jd53Hd47) Mineralogical Magazine 78 311-324	2014	Synthetic	0	573
0020440	Jadeite	Tribaudino M, Mantovani L (2014) Thermal expansion in C2/c pyroxenes: a review and new high-temperature structural data for a pyroxene of composition (Na0.53Ca0.47)(Al0.53Fe0.47)Si2O6 (Jd53Hd47) Mineralogical Magazine 78 311-324	2014	Synthetic	0	973

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Al   0.00000   0.09400   0.75000
Si   0.29060   0.09340   0.22770
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Al 0.00531 0.00557 0.00439 0.00000 0.00113 0.00000
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O2 0.00408 0.00743 0.00589 -0.00156 0.00000 0.00043
O3 0.00531 0.00817 0.00514 -0.00117 0.00204 0.00000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

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Radiation - Copper Kα
Data courtesy of RRUFF project at University of Arizona, used with permission.

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.831 Å	(100)
2.922 Å	(75)
4.29 Å	(45)
3.10 Å	(30)
2.069 Å	(30)
2.417 Å	(25)
2.490 Å	(20)

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration	4.566-4.550
6 : Secondary asteroid phases	4.566-4.560
Stage 5: Initiation of plate tectonics	<3.5-2.5
39 : High-𝑃 metamorphism (blueschist, eclogite, ultrahigh 𝑃 facies)
40 : Regional metamorphism (greenschist, amphibolite, granulite facies)

Type Occurrence of JadeiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Myanmar

Synonyms of JadeiteHide

Yunnan Jade

Yu-stone (in part)

Other Language Names for JadeiteHide

Croatian:Jadeit

Dutch:Jadeiet

Farsi/Persian:سنگ قولنج

French:Agate verdâtre

German:Jadeit
Natronjadeit

Italian:Jadeite

Japanese:ヒスイ輝石

Russian:Жадеит

Simplified Chinese:硬玉

Spanish:Jadeíta
Jadeita

Turkish:Jadeit

Ukrainian:Жадеїт

Varieties of JadeiteHide

Chloromelanite	A dark green to black variety of jadeite.
Chromium-bearing Jadeite	A Cr-bearing variety of jade.
Chromojadeite	A Cr-bearing jadeite. Synonymous with chrome-jadeite.
Lavender Jade	A lavender coloured dense, cryptocrystalline material consisting mainly of jadeite, which is used for carving and as an ornamental stone. It's technically a rock, not a mineral, and also contains minor albite (3-8 wt.-%), tremolite (2-5 wt.-%) and traces ...
Soda Jadeite	The Sodium end-member
Titanium-bearing Jadeite

Relationship of Jadeite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Clinopyroxene Subgroup > Pyroxene Group

Other Members of this group:

Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Fe³⁺_eAl_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Burnettite	CaVAlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Clinoferrosilite	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Colomeraite	NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Davisite	CaScAlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Esseneite	CaFe³⁺[AlSiO₆]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Grossmanite	CaTi³⁺ AlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Jervisite	NaSc³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Johannsenite	CaMn²⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Kanoite	Mn²⁺(Mg,Mn²⁺)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Kosmochlor	NaCrSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Kushiroite	CaAl[AlSiO₆]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Namansilite	NaMn³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Natalyite	NaV³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m
Petedunnite	Ca(Zn,Mn²⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Ryabchikovite	CuMgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
Tissintite	(Ca,Na,◻)AlSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
UM2001-19-SiO:AlCaMgNa	(Na,Mg,Ca)(Mg,Al)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
UM2003-36-SiO:CaNa	NaCrSi₂O₆ - CaMgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b

Forms a series with:

Kosmochlor

Jadeite-Kosmochlor Series

Common AssociatesHide

Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

4 photos of Jadeite associated with Kosmochlor	NaCrSi₂O₆
4 photos of Jadeite associated with Stronalsite	Na₂SrAl₄Si₄O₁₆
4 photos of Jadeite associated with Itoigawaite	SrAl₂(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂ · H₂O
3 photos of Jadeite associated with Nybøite	NaNa₂(Mg₃Al₂)(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
3 photos of Jadeite associated with Rengeite	Sr₄ZrTi₄(Si₂O₇)₂O₈
2 photos of Jadeite associated with Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
2 photos of Jadeite associated with Glaucophane	◻[Na₂][Mg₃Al₂]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
1 photo of Jadeite associated with Phengite	KAl_1.5(Mg,Fe)_0.5(Al_0.5Si_3.5O₁₀)(OH)₂
1 photo of Jadeite associated with Quartz	SiO₂
1 photo of Jadeite associated with Coesite	SiO₂

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

9.DA.	Protoenstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbcn
9.DA.	Ryabchikovite	CuMgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DA.	Colomeraite	NaTi³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.05	Donpeacorite	(Mn,Mg)MgSi₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
9.DA.05	Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
9.DA.05	Ferrosilite	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbca
9.DA.10	Clinoenstatite	MgSiO₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DA.10	Clinoferrosilite	Fe²⁺₂Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DA.10	Kanoite	Mn²⁺(Mg,Mn²⁺)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DA.10	Pigeonite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
9.DA.15	Augite	(Ca_xMg_yFe_z)(Mg_y1Fe_z1)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Esseneite	CaFe³⁺[AlSiO₆]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Hedenbergite	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15 va	Jeffersonite	Ca(Mn,Zn,Fe)Si₂O₆
9.DA.15	Johannsenite	CaMn²⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Petedunnite	Ca(Zn,Mn²⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Davisite	CaScAlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Kushiroite	CaAl[AlSiO₆]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.15	Grossmanite	CaTi³⁺ AlSiO₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.20	Aegirine-augite	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Fe³⁺_eAl_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.20	Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m
9.DA.25	Aegirine	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.25	Jervisite	NaSc³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.25	Kosmochlor	NaCrSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.25	Namansilite	NaMn³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.25	Natalyite	NaV³⁺Si₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.25	Tissintite	(Ca,Na,◻)AlSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.30	Spodumene	LiAlSi₂O₆	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
9.DA.35	Hiroseite	FeSiO₃	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pnma

Other InformationHide

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Jadeite in petrologyHide

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References for JadeiteHide

Reference List:

Li, T., Zhang, C., Lv, L., Zhang, H., Chen, Y., Li, Z., Liu, Y. (2023): Color-Causing Mechanisms of Guatemala Jadeite Jade: Constraints from Spectroscopy and Chemical Compositions. Crystals, 13, 1535.

https://forum.amiminerals.it/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=19071&sid=3618f79a5ab81b0a65169741f3a6fa16

Yoder, H.S. (1950) The jadeite problem. American Journal of Science: 248: 225-248.

Wolfe, C.W. (1955) Crystallography of jadeite crystals from near Cloverdale, California. American Mineralogist: 40: 248-260.

Prewitt, C.T. and Burnham, C.W. (1964) Crystal structure of jadeite, NaAlSi2O6 (abstract): Geological Society of America Program, Miami, Florida, meeting: 156, November 1964.

Prewitt, C.T. and Burnham, C.W. (1966) The crystal structure of jadeite, NaAlSi2O6. American Mineralogist: 51: 956-975.

Clark, J.R., Appleman, D.E., and Papike, J.J. (1969) Crystal-chemical characterization of clinopyroxenes based on eight new structure refinements. MSA Special Paper: 2: 31-50.

Bradt, R.C., Newnham, R.E., and Biggers, J.V. (1973) The toughness of jade. American Mineralogist: 58: 727-732.

Cameron, Maryellen, Sueno, Shigeho, Prewitt, C. T., Papike, and J. J. (1973) High-temperature crystal chemistry of acmite, diopside, hedenbergite, jadeite, spodumene, and ureyite. American Mineralogist, 58 (7-8) 594-618

Rossi, G., Smith, D.C., Ungaretti, L., and Domeneghetti, M.C. (1983) Crystal-chemistry and cation ordering in the system diopside-jadeite: a detailed study by crystal structure refinement. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 83: 247-258.

Morimoto, N. (1989) Nomenclature of pyroxenes. The Canadian Mineralogist: 27: 143-156.

Nestola, F., Ballaran, T.B., Liebske, C., Bruno, M., and Tribaudino, M. (2006) High-pressure behaviour along the jadeite NaAlSi2O6–aegirine NaFeSi2O6 solid solution up to 10 GPa. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals: 33: 417-425.

Matsubara, S., Yokoyama, K., Miyawaki, R., Tsutsumi, Y. (2006) Special Exhibition," Jadeite", and Collection of Jadeite-bearing Rocks in NSM (Part One Collection Building). National Science Museum monographs: 34: 11-24.

Nestola, F., Tribaudino, M., Boffa Ballaran, T., Liebske, C., and Bruno, M. (2007) The crystal structure of pyroxenes along the jadeite-hedenbergite and jadeite-aegirine joins. American Mineralogist: 92: 1492-1501.

McCarthy, A.C., Downs, R.T., and Thompson, R.M. (2008) Compressibility trends of the clinopyroxenes, and in-situ high-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite. American Mineralogist: 93: 198-209.

Nestola, F., Ballaran, T.B., Liebske, C., Thompson, R., and Downs, R.T. (2008) The effect of the hedenbergitic substitution on the compressibility of jadeite. American Mineralogist: 93: 1005-1013.

Knight, K.S. and Price, G.D. (2008) Powder neutron-diffraction studies of clinopyroxenes. I. The crystal structure and thermoelastic properties of jadeite between 1.5 and 270 K. The Canadian Mineralogist: 46: 1593-1622.

Franz, L., Sun, T.T., Hänni, H.A., de Capitani, C., Thanasuthipitak, T., and Atichat, W. (2014) A comparative study of jadeite, omphacite and kosmochlor jades from Myanmar, and suggestions for a practical nomenclature. Journal of Gemmology: 34(3): 210-229.

Posner, E.S., Dera, P., Downs, R.T., Lazarz, J.D., Irmen, P. (2014) High-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of jadeite and kosmochlor. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals: 41: 695-707.

Gréaux, Steeve, Zhou, Youmo, Kono, Yoshio, Yamada, Akihiro, Higo, Yuji, Irifune, Tetsuo (2020) Thermoelastic Properties of K0.7Na0.3AlSi3O8 Hollandite and NaAlSi2O6 Jadeite: Implication for the Fate of the Subducted Continental Crust in the Deep Mantle. Minerals, 10 (3) 261 doi:10.3390/min10030261

Baziotis, I., Xydous, S., Papoutsa, A., Hu, J., Ma, C., Klemme, S., Berndt, J., Ferrière, L., Caracas, R., Asimow, P.D. (2022) Jadeite and related species in shocked meteorites: Limitations on inference of shock conditions. American Mineralogist: 107: 1868-1877.

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[1]Li, Ting, Zhang, Cun, Lv, Linsu, Zhang, Haitao, Chen, Yuqing, Li, Zhibin, Liu, Yue (2023) Color-Causing Mechanisms of Guatemala Jadeite Jade: Constraints from Spectroscopy and Chemical Compositions. Crystals, 13 (11) doi:10.3390/cryst13111535

(2023) Jadeite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Localities for JadeiteHide

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- World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). ~~Struck out~~ - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.


Antarctica
Eastern Antarctica American Highland Grove Mountains ⓘ Grove Mountains 052082 meteorite	Lu Feng et al. (2011)

Brazil
Minas Gerais ⓘ Andrelândia	Chris D. Parkinson et al.
ⓘ Três Pontas	Chris D. Parkinson et al.
Pernambuco São Pedro e São Paulo archipelago ⓘ São Paulo island	Washington (1929)

Canada
Alberta Peace River ⓘ Peace River meteorite	Tomioka et al. (2017)
Newfoundland and Labrador Labrador ⓘ Red Wine Alkaline Complex	Curtis et al. (1975) +2 other references
ⓘ Shabogamo	C. Lemanski (re-entry of lost Mindat data)
Nunavut Kitikmeot Region ⓘ Darby kimberlite field	Harris et al. (2018)
Québec Côte-Nord Manicouagan RCM ⓘ Manicouagan impact structure ?	Spray et al. (2023)

China
Anhui Anqing Qianshan City ⓘ Shuanghe	American Mineralogist et al. (UHP)
Yuexi County ⓘ Changpu	...
Wumiao ⓘ Leucocratic gneiss outcrops	A.I. Okay et al.
Marble quarry ⓘ Eclogite outcrops	Aral (1993)
Lu'an Shou County ⓘ Yankou complex	Am. Min.
Inner Mongolia Xilingol League (Xilinguole Prefecture) West Ujimqin Banner (Xiwuzhumuqin Co.) ⓘ Hegenshan Ophiolite	Wenji Bai and Hang Li (1993)
Jiangsu Lianyungang Donghai Co. ⓘ Jianchang	Oberti et al. (2003)
Taizhou Gaogang District Sixiangkou ⓘ Sixiangkou meteorite	Tomioka et al. (2017)
Jiangxi Shangrao Dexing Co. ⓘ Zuomiban	Zhou Guoqing (1997)
Liaoning Dandong Kuandian County ⓘ Saima complex	Ma et al. (2022)
Xinjiang Bayin'gholin Autonomous Prefecture (Bayingolin Autonomous Prefecture; Bayinguoleng Autonomous Prefecture) Ruoqiang Co. (Qakilik Co.; Chaqiliq Co.) Yinggelisayi area ⓘ Granitoid gneiss outcrops	Zhang Anda et al. (2004)
Yili Hasake Autonomous Prefecture (Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture) ⓘ Akeyazhi River valley	Wei Lin and Masaki Enami (2006)
Yunnan Honghe Gejiu City ⓘ Gejiu intrusion	Wang +1 other reference
Gejiu Sn-polymetallic ore field ⓘ Moxuanxueite type locality	Wang et al. (2023) +1 other reference

Colombia
La Guajira Department Uribia ⓘ Parash	Green

Cuba
Guantánamo Province ⓘ Sierra del Convento	Garcia-Casco (2009) +1 other reference
Villa Clara Province ⓘ Escambray Mountain (Sierra de Escambray)	Maresch et al. (2007) +1 other reference

Dominican Republic
María Trinidad Sánchez Province Río San Juan ⓘ Río San Juan Complex	Krebs et al. (2008) +1 other reference

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Savoie Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne ⓘ Modane	Abdel-Karim et al. (1989)
Brittany Morbihan Lorient ⓘ Groix	Lukas (1978)
Primiture ⓘ Le Gripp	Chauris (2014)
ⓘ Port-Tudy	Belot (1978)
ⓘ Locmaria	Chauris (2014)
Pays de la Loire ⓘ Vendée	...
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Hautes-Alpes Briançon Ceillac ⓘ Roche Noire west slope	Mevel et al. (1980)
Saint-Véran ⓘ Pic Marcel	Desmons (1990)

Germany
Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Region Ostalbkreis Unterschneidheim Zipplingen ⓘ Zipplinger Höhe	Tschauner +3 other references
Saxony Erzgebirgskreis Pockau-Lengefeld Forchheim ⓘ Saidenbach reservoir	Massonne et al. (2003)

Greece
Peloponnese Laconia Monemvasia ⓘ Neapolis	Eur. J. Mineral.
South Aegean Andros ⓘ Vitali Mine	[var: Chloromelanite] Reinecke (1982) +1 other reference
Milos Sifnos ⓘ East Coast	[var: Chloromelanite] Eur. J. Mineral.
ⓘ Vroulidia Bay	[var: Chloromelanite] Eur. J. Mineral.
Syros ⓘ Syros Island	Breecker (2001) +3 other references
Gria Spilia ⓘ Palos Hill	Färber (n.d.) +1 other reference
ⓘ Kefalos Hill	Tony Nikischer

Guatemala
Jalapa Department ⓘ Quebrada Seca	Harlow (1994) +1 other reference
ⓘ Motagua Valley	Gendron Badou et al. (2002) +1 other reference
ⓘ Sierra de las Minas	Harlow (1994)
Zacapa Department ⓘ Pica Pica	Mineralienkabinet J. de Fourestier +1 other reference

India
Andhra Pradesh Prakasam District ⓘ Elchuru Complex	[var: Chloromelanite] Nag et al. (1984) +6 other references
West Bengal Purulia District ⓘ Sushina Hill	Chakrabarty et al. (2018)

Indonesia
Central Java Province ⓘ Luk Ulo Complex	Miyazaki et al. (1998)
West Papua Province ⓘ Manokwari	...

Italy
Aosta Valley Champorcher Valle della Legna (Vallée de l'Alleigne) Vallone di Vercoche ⓘ Monte Nero	Novo M. et al. (1989)
Nus Saint-Barthélemy ⓘ Varenche Mine	• Barresi et al. (2005)
ⓘ Perloz	Ch. Robert et al.
Saint-Marcel ⓘ Praborna Mine	Kienast et al. (1983)
Liguria Genoa Genoa Varenna Valley ⓘ San Pietro	Antofilli
ⓘ Voltri	Antofilli
Vara Valley ⓘ Eclogite outcrop	[var: Chloromelanite]
Piedmont Biella Province Sagliano Micca ⓘ Passobreve vein system	Bernardelli et al. (2000)
ⓘ Scaluggia vein and breccia pipe system	Bernardelli et al. (2000)
Cuneo Province ⓘ Acceglio	Piccoli et al. (2007)
Bellino ⓘ La Vigna Mountain	Piccoli et al. (2007)
ⓘ Sant'Anna di Bellino	R. Lefèvre and A. Michard
Crissolo Pian del Re ⓘ Colletto Fiorenza	Abdel-Karim et al. (1989)
ⓘ Isasca	T. Hirajima and R. Compagnoni : ...
Martiniana Po ⓘ Case Parigi	Schertl et al. (1991)
Oncino ⓘ Passo Gallarino	[var: Chloromelanite] Nisio et al. (1987)
ⓘ Punta Rasciassa	- (n.d.)
Prazzo ⓘ Colle delle Sagneres	R. Lefèvre and A. Michard
Sampeyre ⓘ Verné	Castelli et al. (2002) +4 other references
Metropolitan City of Turin Ala di Stura ⓘ I Gramoni	Leardi et al. (1985)
Brosso ⓘ Le Colme	Lombardo et al. (1977) +2 other references
Condove Mocchie ⓘ Sinette (Le Sinette)	[var: Chloromelanite] Fornaseri et al. (1939) +1 other reference
Lanzo Valleys ⓘ Tesso Valley	Eur. J. Mineral.
Malone Valley ⓘ Monte Croass paraschist outcrops	Eur. J. Mineral (1989)
ⓘ Mompantero	Pognante (1983)
ⓘ Monte Soglio-Rocca Canavese micaschist outcrops	[var: Chloromelanite] Pognante (1989)
ⓘ Pont Canavese	Ch. Robert et al.
ⓘ Rivoli-Avigliana Morainic Amphitheatre	Piolti (1898-99)
Rocca Canavese ⓘ "Gneiss Minuti" outcrops	Eur. J. Mineral.
ⓘ Paraschist outcrops	Eur. J. Mineral (1989)
ⓘ Thrust-sheet outcrops	Eur. J. Mineral.
ⓘ Settimo Vittone	Piccoli et al. (2007)
ⓘ Argentera Quarry (Montestrutto Quarry)	Tropper et al. (1999) +1 other reference
ⓘ Montestrutto glacial terrace	Compagnoni et al. (2014)

Japan
Gunma Prefecture ⓘ Shimonita	[var: Chloromelanite] Tanabe et al. (1982)
Hokkaidō Prefecture Kamikawa Subprefecture ⓘ Asahikawa City	Fossa Magna Museum display (Itoigawa, Japan)
Uryu District ⓘ Horokanai	Fossa Magna Museum display (Itoigawa, Japan)
Hyogo Prefecture Yabu City Oya-cho ⓘ Kabozaka	Ohe Rikosha specimens +1 other reference
Kochi Prefecture Agawa District ⓘ Ino	Fossa Magna Museum display (Itoigawa, Japan)
Kochi City Engyouji (Engyoji) ⓘ Engyoji rodingites	Fossa Magna Museum (map and poster display)
Rendai ⓘ Tanaka Olivine Mining Co. quarry	Mineralogical Journal Vol. 13 (1986)
Kumamoto Prefecture Yatsushiro City ⓘ Izumi	Saito et al. (2006)
Nagano Prefecture Kitaazumi District ⓘ Hakuba-mura	Fossa Magna Museum display (Itoigawa, Japan)
ⓘ Otari-mura	Fossa Magna Museum display (Itoigawa, Japan)
Nagasaki Prefecture Nagasaki City ⓘ Kinkai-cho	Fossa Magna Museum display (Itoigawa, Japan)
Kinkai-Tone-machi ⓘ Tone melange	Nishiyama et al. (2017)
ⓘ Mie	Fossa Magna Museum display (Itoigawa, Japan)
ⓘ Mie melange	Nishiyama et al. (2017)
Saikai City ⓘ Nishisonogi Peninsula	Nishiyama et al. (2017)
Niigata Prefecture ⓘ Itoigawa City	Shi et al. (2012) +1 other reference
ⓘ Kotaki River	Lapis (2003)
Ōmi ⓘ Hime River (Himekawa)	Fossa Magna Museum specimens
ⓘ Irikon-sawa	Kotaki Bussanten specimens on sale at ...
ⓘ Miyabana beach	Alfredo Petrov specimens
ⓘ Ohmi river (Ohmi-gawa)	Ohe Rikosha specimens
ⓘ Oyashirazu Beach	Miyajima et al. (1999) +1 other reference
ⓘ Yoshio-dani	Ohe Rikosha specimen.
Okayama Prefecture Niimi City ⓘ Mt Ohsa (Ohsayama; Osayama)	Mineralogical Journal Vol. 13 (1986) +1 other reference
Saitama Prefecture Ōsato District ⓘ Yorii	Fossa Magna Museum display (Itoigawa, Japan)
Shizuoka Prefecture Hamamatsu City Kita-ku ⓘ Inasa	Fossa Magna Museum display (Itoigawa, Japan)
Tottori Prefecture Yazu district ⓘ Wakasa	Norimasa SHIMOBAYASHI (2004)
Toyama Prefecture Kurobe City ⓘ Unazuki	Fossa Magna Museum display (Itoigawa, Japan)
Shimoniikawa district ⓘ Asahi town	Fossa Magna Museum display (Itoigawa, Japan)

Kazakhstan
Karaganda Region Aktogay District Krasnyi Oktyabr' ⓘ Itmurundy massif (Itmuryndy)	Pavel.M. Kartashov (n.d.) +2 other references

Laos


Mexico
Baja California Sur Mulegé Municipality Vizcaíno Peninsula Sierra San Andres ⓘ Jadeite occurrence	Mikhail Ostrooumov and Alfredo Victoria Morales (2010)
Guerrero ⓘ ~~Arcelia Municipality~~	Panczner (1987)
ⓘ ~~Taxco de Alarcón~~	Panczner (1987)
Mexico ⓘ ~~Tejupilco de Hidalgo Municipality~~	Panczner (1987)

Myanmar (TL)

Kachin State Mohnyin District Hpakant Township (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan) ⓘ Hpakant-Tawmaw Jade Tract	Shi et al. (2011)
ⓘ Hpakant (Hpakan; Phakant; Phakan)	Shi et al. (2012) +2 other references
ⓘ Phakant Mine	Jing Wang et al. (2013)
ⓘ Sankhar Mine	Nyunt (2009)
ⓘ Khy-Siu mine
ⓘ Lonkin	Harlow (1994)
ⓘ Maw-Sisa	Shigley et al. (2000)
ⓘ Sate Mu (Sine Naung)	Shigley et al. (2000)
ⓘ Seng Tong	Shigley et al. (2000)
ⓘ Tawmaw (Tawhmaw; Taw Maw)	Gübelin et al. (1976) +3 other references
Mohnyin Township (Moe Hnyin Township) ⓘ Mawhun	www.palagems.com (n.d.)
ⓘ Myitkyina District	GIA
Mandalay Region Pyin-Oo-Lwin District Mogok Township Mogok Valley ⓘ Ohngaing
Sagaing Region Hkamti District Hkamti Township (Khamti Township) ⓘ Nansibon mining district	Shi et al. (2012)
ⓘ Hjar Maw joint venture	Gems & Gemology
ⓘ Nansibon (Namsibum; Manhsibon; Manshibon; Namsipon)	Themelis (2008) +1 other reference
ⓘ Natmaw (Nat Maw; Nawmaw; Nathmaw)	Gems & Gemology

North Africa
Sahara Desert ⓘ Sahara 98222 meteorite	Ozawa et al. (2007, December)

Norway
Svalbard Spitsbergen Oscar II land ⓘ Vestgötabreen Formation	Kanat (1984)
ⓘ Jadeite occurrences	Kanat (1984)
Vestland Stad ⓘ Selje	Lappin et al. (1978)

Oman
Dhofar Governorate ⓘ Dhofar 717 meteorite (Dho 717)	Litasov et al. (2019, March)
ⓘ Dhofar 864 meteorite (Dho 864)	Litasov et al. (2019, March)

Pacific Ocean
East Pacific Rise ⓘ Hess Deep	Contr. Min. Petr. (1998) +1 other reference

Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship Zgorzelec County Gmina Zgorzelec ⓘ Jędrzychowice succession	Wajsprych B. 2008: Tectonic meaning of the jadeite-blueschist et al. (the Sudetes) +1 other reference

Russia
Bashkortostan ⓘ Maksyutov Complex	Leech et al. (2000)
Chelyabinsk Oblast ⓘ Chelyabinsk meteorite (Chebarkul meteorite)	Shin Ozawa et al. (2014)
Khakassia (Republic of Khakassia) ⓘ Sayano-Shushenskaya dam	Shi et al. (2012)
Krasnoyarsk Krai Western Sayan range ⓘ Borusskoe deposit (Kashkarakskoe)	Igor Savin data
Murmansk Oblast ⓘ Kola Superdeep Borehole (SG-3; СГ-3)	Tatiana A. Gornostaeva analytical data
ⓘ Sakha	[World of Stones 12:49]
Tyumen Oblast ⓘ Kechpel	Grant (2001)
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Priuralsky District Kharp ⓘ Pusyerka (Lot 88)	Kuznetsov et al. (1986)

Sierra Leone
Eastern Province Kono District ⓘ Koidu-Yengema	Hills et al. (1989)

Slovakia
Banská Bystrica Region Rimavská Sobota District ⓘ Hnúšťa	Koděra (1986)
Košice Region Košice-okolie District ⓘ Medzev	Koděra (1986)

Spain
Canary Islands Las Palmas Province Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Basal Complex ⓘ Esquinzo ultra-alkaline complex	Casillas et al. (2024)
Galicia A Coruña Malpica La Pioza ⓘ Piedras del Tourallo	J.I. Gil Ibarguchi

Switzerland
Grisons Moesa Region Mesocco ⓘ Cima di Gagela	Meyre et al. (1999)
Valais Visp Saas-Almagell ⓘ Allalin area	Stalder et al. (1998)

Turkey
Bursa Province Harmancık District ⓘ Bektaşlar	Okay (1997)
ⓘ Orhaneli District	Okay (2002)
Eskişehir Province ⓘ Sivrihisar Massif	Çetinkaplan et al. (2007)

USA
California Fresno County Coalinga ⓘ Coalinga Asbestos Mine (Coalinga Mine; Coalinga Asbestos deposit)	Tsujimori
Marin County Angel Island State Park ⓘ Angel Island	Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 390. +4 other references
Tiburon Peninsula Tiburon Uplands Nature Preserve ⓘ Reed Station	Amer.Min. (1969)
Vonsen Ranch ⓘ Massa Hill Mine	Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 390. +2 other references
Mendocino County Cloverdale area Russian River ⓘ Rosenhahnite occurrence	Wolfe (1951) +3 other references
Coastal Range Laytonville ⓘ Laytonville Quarry	Onucki et al. (1969) +1 other reference
Mina ⓘ North Fork Eel River	Anonymous (1950) +2 other references
Reeves Place Williams Creek ⓘ Jade Placer claim	Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 390. +3 other references
Monterey County Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range) Los Burros Mining District Plaskett Cape San Martin Jade Cove ⓘ Cape San Martin prospect (Jade Cove prospect) ?	www.mineralsocal.org
San Benito County Idria Peak ⓘ Clear Creek deposits	Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 49 +3 other references
Mercey Hot Springs ⓘ Unnamed Jadeite occurrence [1]	Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 391. +2 other references
ⓘ New Idria Mining District	Shi et al. (2012)
Panoche Pass ⓘ Cymrite-Jadeite occurrence [1]	Essene (1967)
Picacho Peak ⓘ Clear Creek area	The Mineralogist: 18: 188-190 +5 other references
ⓘ Victor claim (Victor Mine)	Joseph F. Cooper Jr. et al. (2003)
San Luis Obispo County ⓘ Paso Robles	Yoder et al. (1951) +1 other reference
Santa Lucia Mts (Santa Lucia Range) ⓘ Cayucos	Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 391. +1 other reference
Santa Clara County ⓘ Mines Road cross section
Pacheco Pass ⓘ Road West of the Pacheco Pass summit	Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 368 +3 other references
Siskiyou County Klamath Mountains Deadman Point ⓘ Cole Creek deposit	Gems & Minerals (1963)
Sonoma County Coast Range Freestone ⓘ Unnamed Jade occurrence [1]	Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 391. +3 other references
ⓘ Valley Ford	www.mindat.org (n.d.)
West Mayacmas Mining District ⓘ Cloverdale	Harvard Museum of Natural History
New Mexico De Baca County ⓘ Taiban meteorite	Acosta et al. (2012)
ⓘ North Carolina
Macon County Cowee Valley Ellijay Mining District Franklin ⓘ Winding Stair Gap Roadcut	EL-Shazley et al. (2011)
Mitchell County Cane Creek Section ⓘ Bakersville	Thetmobarometry of Eclogites from the ...
Oklahoma ⓘ Dewey County	Ransom (1974)
ⓘ Major County	Ransom (1974)
South Dakota ⓘ Custer County	Ransom (1974)
Washington Skagit County ⓘ Finney Creek	www.stonetrails.com
ⓘ Stephens Mine	Rocks & Min.: 14:112-113.
Snohomish County ⓘ Eagle Creek	Cannon (1975)
Wyoming ⓘ Fremont County	Rob Lavinsky

Uzbekistan
Bukhara ⓘ Bukhara meteorite	...

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