Chinese
Name:黑色翡翠(黑玉)(黑色硬玉)(墨翠)(烏雞)
English Name:Black Jadeite, Black Jade (Inky/Black Green Variety)(Black Chicken Variety)
Chemical Composition:
Jadeite Jade: NaAl
(Si2O6) (Black Chicken Variety)
Omphacite Jade: (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+Al)(Si2O6) (Inky/Black Green Variety)
Kosmochlor Jade: NaCr
(Si2O6)
Crystal System:Moloclinic
Hardness:6.5 - 7.0
SG:3.30 - 3.38
RI:1.652 - 1.688 (Double refraction
0.020)
Related Chakra:Root
Locality:Burma, Guatemala
Colour:Black, Deep Gray to Black Gray
Remarks:Jade is very tough and
resistant because of its tight growth of tiny interlocking
grains.
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