Re: CHAT: Secret questions - need to went some anger ...

On 06/15 03:14  Tim May wrote:
> andrew writes:
>
>  >
>  > The name Waipounamu comes from two words: wai, water; and pounamu,
>  > greenstone or nephrite, a precious stone which is not quite jade.
>
> Both nephrite and jadeite are considered to be jade, yes?
>
Yes.  Nephrite in New Zealand is widely known as greenstone rather than
jade, and I am uncustomed to associating greenstone and jade in the same
catagory because of it.  A distinction of my dialect.

> ! Note: The general term jade includes nephrite, a compact
> !           variety of tremolite with a specific gravity of 3, and
> !           also the mineral jadeite, a silicate of alumina and
> !           soda, with a specific gravity of 3.3. The latter is the
> !           more highly prized and includes the feitsui of the
> !           Chinese. The name has also been given to other tough
> !           green minerals capable of similar use.
> !           [1913 Webster]
>
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- andrew.
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