Mineral Reference Lookup for
turkey
This reference page contains
mineralogic data for turkey and folklore and metaphysical
beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name,
the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of
synonyms.
Minerals matching turkey in the database:
Mineralogical Reference | turkey
| Mineral | Turkey Jade | | Synonym | Jade | | FolkLore | JADE is believed to bring the user prosperity; said to be a stone of harmony bringing peace & harmony to a person's environment, provides for self-reliance & sufficience & confidence. |
| Mineral | Jade | | Chemistry | Na(AlFe 3+ )[Si 2 O 6 ] | | Color | Various | | Luster | vitreous | | Transparency | subtranslucent to translucent | | CrystalSystem | Monoclinic | | Cleavage | Good | | Hardness | 6-6.5 | | SpecificGravity | 3 | | Streak | white | | AssociatedMinerals | chloro-melanite, or jadeite, nephrite, saussurite, pseudo-nephrite | | MineralNote | Properly, jade is nephrite or jadeite. The Chinese name for jade is "Yu" or "Yu-Shih" (Yu stone), not distinguishing between jadeite and nephrite. Although most highly prized by the Chinese, jade weapons dating from prehistory is found on every continent. | | Discovered | 1863 | | CellParameters | a = 9.43b = 8.57c = 5.22 β=107.58° | | Ratio | a:b:c = 1.1 : 1 : 0.609 | | OpticalType | Biaxial (+) | | TypeLocality | Myanmar ( Burma) | | Synonym | Nephrite | | FolkLore | JADE is said to bring fruition in times of need, provides protection against forces on the etheral plane. Said to have been one of the stones in the breast plate of the high priest in the Bible. Said to help bring forth qualities to unite and improve difficult relations, be they personal, business, or romantic. |
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