Kunlun Jade
A variety of Nephrite
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Colour:
Green, pale green, white
Name:
Named for its occurrences in the eastern Kunlun mountains, Qinghai Province, China.
A variety of Nephrite
One of the classic Chinese jades, also known as Qinghai Jade. It consists of actinolite and tremolite in varying proportions, and typically also contains minor wollastonite. The most valuable specimens have green-white patterns.
This material has not to be confused with Xinjiang Kunlun Jade, which is mined in the western Kunlun mountains of Xinjiang Province, China, and consists of serpentine group minerals.
One of the classic Chinese jades, also known as Qinghai Jade. It consists of actinolite and tremolite in varying proportions, and typically also contains minor wollastonite. The most valuable specimens have green-white patterns.
This material has not to be confused with Xinjiang Kunlun Jade, which is mined in the western Kunlun mountains of Xinjiang Province, China, and consists of serpentine group minerals.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
40500 (as Kunlun Jade)
2881 (as Nephrite)
2881 (as Nephrite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40500:7 (as Kunlun Jade)
mindat:1:1:2881:9 (as Nephrite)
mindat:1:1:2881:9 (as Nephrite)
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
be92c923-68ff-492e-9eec-3c69ace0c730 (as Kunlun Jade)
9ec11e01-d5cd-4afe-8003-60a5f8a85882 (as Nephrite)
9ec11e01-d5cd-4afe-8003-60a5f8a85882 (as Nephrite)
Physical Properties of Kunlun Jade
Colour:
Green, pale green, white
Synonyms of Kunlun Jade
Other Language Names for Kunlun Jade
Simplified Chinese:昆仑玉
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Kunlun Jade
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Localities for Kunlun Jade
Locality List
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- 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.
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
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