jade

Japanese: jade
jade

…A type of jewel. Also called jade. Mineralogically, it can be an aggregate of fine crystals of jadeite, or it can be an aggregate of fine crystals of hornblende, called nephrite. …

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Japanese:

…玉(ぎよく)の一種。ジェードjadeとも呼ばれる。鉱物学的にはヒスイ輝石(ジェダイトjadeite)の微細結晶の集合物である場合と,角セン石の微細結晶の集合物であるネフライトnephriteである場合とがある。…

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