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Nephrite Jade
Nephrite Jade (Wyoming, California, Washington, Alaska, British Columbia)
Mainly greys and greens and can have yellows, browns and white coloring. It has a lower level of translucency and luster and slightly more resinous and greasy appearance than Jadeite. Nearly always found as weathered boulders and cobbles in stream deposits or glacial sediment.
Photo courtesy of Ron Kelley
photo courtesy of Jade West group
Mainly greys and greens and can have yellows, browns and white coloring. It has a lower level of translucency and luster and slightly more resinous and greasy appearance than Jadeite. Nearly always found as weathered boulders and cobbles in stream deposits or glacial sediment.
Photo courtesy of Ron Kelley
photo courtesy of Jade West group