jadeite

See also: jadéite and jadeíte

English

Jadeite

Etymology

Etymology tree

English jade

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der.

Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der.

Latin -ītēslbor.

French -iteder.

English -ite

English jadeite

From jade + -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒeɪˌdaɪt/

Noun

jadeite (countable and uncountable, plural jadeites)

1. (mineralogy) A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆, found in metamorphic rocks.

Related terms

• jadeitic
• jaditic

Translations

mineral

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 翡翠 (zh) (fěicuì), 翠玉 (zh) (cuìyù), 硬玉 (zh) (yìngyù)

• Finnish: jadeiitti
• French: jadéite (fr) f
• German: Jadeit (de) m
• Italian: giadeite f
• Korean: 경옥 (gyeong'ok)
• Polish: jadeit (pl) m
• Russian: жадеи́т (ru) m (žadɛít)
• Spanish: jadeíta f

See also

• jadeite on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• nephrite

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2026), “Jadeite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “jadeite”, in Mindat.org, Keswick, Va.: Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2026.