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Jade
- Material
- MINERAL/ROCK-JADE;
- Description
- Jade sample is dark green in color with veins of darker and light shades of green throughout. Has sparkling effect and has been cut by a rock saw giving it two smooth surfaces. '0936-001' exists in small black ink on a patch of white ink.
- Category
- NATURAL HISTORY
- Sub-Category
- MINERAL, GEM
- Description
- Jade sample is dark green in color with veins of darker and light shades of green throughout. Has sparkling effect and has been cut by a rock saw giving it two smooth surfaces. '0936-001' exists in small black ink on a patch of white ink.
- History Of Use
- Jade is the name given to a group of opaque, waxy or pearly minerals, usually green but also yellow, white or pink. Jade is used for carvings and precious stones.
- Material
- MINERAL/ROCK-JADE;
- Width
- 10
- Length
- 13
- Depth
- 3
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1996.136.6
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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