NEPHRITE JADE CABOCHON

NEPHRITE JADE CABOCHON

SIZE: 20.3 x 13.9 x 6mm

WEIGHT: 13.52ct

CUT: Oval Cabochon

Refractive Index: 1.652 - 1.688

Hardness: 6.5

ORIGIN: Africa

Jade is a gemstone of unique symbolic energy, and unique in the myths that surround it. With its beauty and wide-ranging expressiveness, jade has held a special attraction for mankind for thousands of years.
As early as 3000 B.C. jade was known in China as 'yu', the 'royal gem'. In the pre-Columbian period, the Mayas, Aztecs and Olmecs of Central America honoured and esteemed jade more highly than gold. New Zealand's Maoris began carving weapons and cult instruments from native jade in early times, a tradition which has continued to the present day.
In ancient Egypt, jade was admired as the stone of love, inner peace, harmony and balance. In other regions and cultures too, jade was regarded as a lucky or protective stone.

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All our stones are natural, not man-made.
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