Dushan Jade
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Colour:
Green, green-white, white, brown
Name:
Named for the occurrence at Dushan, Nanyang City, Henan Province, China.
A Mixture Of:
A classic Chinese "jade", composed mainly of anorthite and zoisite with minor hornblende and variable amounts of a number of accessory minerals such as chrome-bearing micas, chromian epidote, prehnite, titanite, tourmaline and volkonskoite, which impart various shades of green colours. Dushan Jade is one of the most famous jades in China.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
40486
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:40486:8
Physical Properties of Dushan Jade
Colour:
Green, green-white, white, brown
Other Language Names for Dushan Jade
Simplified Chinese:独山玉
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Localities for Dushan Jade
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China | |
| Qiyun Xiao et al. (2009) |
| Tang (2005) |
| Tang (2005) |
