Jade

Jade is most commonly called jade, but is actually two minerals: nephrite and jadeite. Jade is a pale yellow to green mineral that is the national mineral of China. Jade is a popular mineral in jewelry and Chinese art.

Nephrite
Nephrite jade is the part of jade in which it comes the green color because nephrite is rich in iron. Pale green to yellow nephrite is called fat mutton jade or chicken bone jade. Nephrite comes from the Greek word ''lapis nephriticus. ''Nephrite is an ornamental stone and is the variety of jade that is used in jewelry. Nephrite is the more common type of jade.

Jadeite
Jadeite is a green variety of jade and is the rarer form. Jadeite can be an amazing range of colors, from red to rare blue and violet. Jadeite is most commonly aqua, green, or and ocean-like color. Rocks that are almost entirely composed of jadeite are called jadeiteite. Blue to violet jadeite is called Olmec blue jadeite.