jadeite

[ jey-dahyt ]

/ ˈdʒeɪ daɪt /

noun

a mineral, essentially sodium aluminum silicate, NaAlSi2O6, usually fibrous, occurring in compact masses, whitish to dark green: a form of jade.

Origin of jadeite

First recorded in 1860–65; jade¹ + -ite¹

Words nearby jadeite

Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome, Jadassohn-Tièche nevus, jade, jaded, jade green, jadeite, jade plant, Jadotville, j'adoube, jaeger, Jaeger's test types

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Example sentences from the Web for jadeite

She smiled: "Jadeite, of course; and lapis and crystals—the usual."
The Business of Life|Robert W. Chambers
The principal jades belong, however, to one or the other of two species, jadeite and nephrite.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
Jade of the jadeite variety, which is harder than nephrite and more highly valued, is rare.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade
Jadeite is a sodium aluminum silicate and nephrite, a calcium magnesium silicate.
A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public|Frank Bertram Wade

The name jadeolite has been given by Kunz to a green chromiferous syenite from the jadeite mines of Burma.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for jadeite

jadeite

/ (ˈdʒeɪdaɪt) /

noun

a usually green or white mineral of the clinopyroxene group, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. It is used as a gemstone (jade). Composition: sodium aluminium silicate. Formula: NaAlSi 2 O 6 . Crystal structure: monoclinic

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Scientific definitions for jadeite

jadeite

[ jād′īt′ ]

A rare, usually green mineral of the pyroxene group. Jadeite can also occur in white, auburn, buff, or violet varieties. The most highly valued form of jade consists of jadeite. Chemical formula: NaAlSi2O6.

单词	jadeite
释义	jadeite [ jey-dahyt ] / ˈdʒeɪ daɪt / noun a mineral, essentially sodium aluminum silicate, NaAlSi2O6, usually fibrous, occurring in compact masses, whitish to dark green: a form of jade. Origin of jadeite First recorded in 1860–65; jade¹ + -ite¹ Words nearby jadeite Jadassohn-Lewandowsky syndrome, Jadassohn-Tièche nevus, jade, jaded, jade green, jadeite, jade plant, Jadotville, j'adoube, jaeger, Jaeger's test types Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jadeite She smiled: "Jadeite, of course; and lapis and crystals—the usual." The Business of Life\|Robert W. Chambers The principal jades belong, however, to one or the other of two species, jadeite and nephrite. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade Jade of the jadeite variety, which is harder than nephrite and more highly valued, is rare. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade Jadeite is a sodium aluminum silicate and nephrite, a calcium magnesium silicate. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public\|Frank Bertram Wade The name jadeolite has been given by Kunz to a green chromiferous syenite from the jadeite mines of Burma. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for jadeite jadeite / (ˈdʒeɪdaɪt) / noun a usually green or white mineral of the clinopyroxene group, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks. It is used as a gemstone (jade). Composition: sodium aluminium silicate. Formula: NaAlSi 2 O 6 . Crystal structure: monoclinic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for jadeite jadeite [ jād′īt′ ] A rare, usually green mineral of the pyroxene group. Jadeite can also occur in white, auburn, buff, or violet varieties. The most highly valued form of jade consists of jadeite. Chemical formula: NaAlSi2O6. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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