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Jadeite vs Wadeite - What's the difference?

jadeite | wadeite |

In mineralogy terms the difference between jadeite and wadeite

is that jadeite is a pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks while wadeite is a hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing oxygen, potassium, silicon, and zirconium.

jadeite

English

Noun

  • (mineralogy) A pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na]](Al,Fe3+)Si2[[oxygen, O6, found in metamorphic rocks.

    • See also

    * ("jadeite" on Wikipedia) * nephrite

    wadeite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing oxygen, potassium, silicon, and zirconium.

    • References

    * Wadeite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Wadeite.shtml]