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Onyx vs Jadeite - What's the difference?

onyx | jadeite |


In mineralogy terms the difference between onyx and jadeite

is that onyx is a banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz while jadeite is a pyroxene mineral, a sodium aluminium silicate with the chemical formula Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6, found in metamorphic rocks.

As an adjective onyx

is jet-black.

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.

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