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Tephrite vs Nephrite - What's the difference?

tephrite | nephrite |

As nouns the difference between tephrite and nephrite

is that tephrite is an igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both while nephrite is a semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

tephrite

English

Noun

  • (geology) An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and either leucite or nephelite, or both.
    • (Webster 1913)

    nephrite

    English

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).

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