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Jade - Wikipedia Jade is well known for its ornamental use in East Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian art It is commonly used in Latin America, such as Mexico and Guatemala
Jade Healing Properties, Meanings, and Uses - Crystal Vaults Jade is said to bless whatever it touches, serving mankind across the globe for nearly 6,000 years For primitive peoples in the British Isles, its toughness, and ability to polish and sharpen made it a favored stone for axe heads, knives and weapons
What Is Jade Gemstone | Jade Stone – GIA Jade has its cultural roots in the smoke-dimmed caves and huts that sheltered prehistoric humans Around the world, Stone Age workers shaped this toughest of gems into weapons, tools, ornaments, and ritual objects
Jade | Properties, Uses History | Britannica Jade, either of two tough, compact, typically green gemstones that take a high polish Both minerals have been carved into jewelry, ornaments, small sculptures, and utilitarian objects from earliest recorded times The more highly prized of the two jadestones is jadeite; the other is nephrite
Jade: A beautiful and durable material of nephrite or jadeite What is Jade? "Jade" is a cultural term used for a very durable material that has been fashioned into tools, sculptures, jewelry, gemstones, and other objects for over 5,000 years It was first used to manufacture ax heads, weapons, and tools for scraping and hammering because of its toughness
Chinese jade - Wikipedia Chinese jade White "mutton-fat" nephrite jade, Hotan Cultural Museum Jade rocks in truck in Khotan in 2011 Collecting jade in the White Jade River near Khotan Chinese jade refers to the jade mined or carved in China from the Neolithic onward It is the primary hardstone of Chinese sculpture
Jade History and Lore - GIA In Central America, the Mayans and the Aztecs prized jadeite jade They used it for medicinal purposes as well as for jewelry, ornaments, and religious artifacts The name jade comes from the Spanish expression piedra de ijada—literally “stone of the pain in the side ”