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

On Sat, 15 Jun 2002 15:57, andrew wrote:
> 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.
Which is probably why there was such an outcry over the change of name from
Lancaster Park to Jade Stadium, while there are a few buildings around town
cheerfully calling themselves (something) Pounamu (something) without any
comments worthy of noticing.

Typical bloody one-eyed Cantabs.

Wesley Parish

>
> > ! 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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