nephrite
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raɪt noun
Mineralogy. a compact or fibrous variety of actinolite, varying from whitish to dark green: a form of jade.
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| —n | |
| Also called: kidney stone a tough fibrous amphibole mineral: a variety of jade consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 | |
| [C18: via German Nephrit from Greek nephrós kidney, so called because it was thought to be beneficial in kidney disorders] | |
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Nephrite
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Science Dictionary
| nephrite (něf'rīt') Pronunciation Key
A green to blue variety of jade. Nephrite is an amphibole and is the least precious form of jade. Chemical formula: Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2. |
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Example sentences
The weapon is afterward heated and the surface polished with nephrite.
Jade can consist of two different minerals-nephrite and jadeite.
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