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Definition of Nephrite
1. Noun. An amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders.
Definition of Nephrite
1. n. A hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney stone; a kind of jade. See Jade.
Definition of Nephrite
1. Noun. (minerology) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade, (the other being jadeite). ¹
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Definition of Nephrite
1. a mineral [n -S]
Medical Definition of Nephrite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Nephrite
Literary usage of Nephrite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Anthropologist by American Anthropological Association, American Ethnological Society (1892)
"Dr. AB Meyer has just published a paper on nephrite and jadeite in No. i of the
... The so- called Eslohe nephrite in the museums of Aachen, Bonn, Breslau, ..."
2. A System of Mineralogy: In which Minerals are Arranged According to the by ROBERT. JAMESON (1820)
"Common nephrite. Of this mineral there are two kinds, viz. Common nephrite ...
Common nephrite. Gemeiner Nephrit, Werner. Fetter Nephrit, Saussure. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society by American Antiquarian Society (1882)
"How was the nephrite shaped to the form of celts, the diamond only being able
... Turkestan is pointed to as being the most probable home of the nephrite. ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"nephrite, or true jade, may be regarded as a finely fibrous or compact variety
... One of the most famous localities for nephrite is on the west side of the ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"This name is commonly used to designate both nephrite (a silicate of magnesium and
... nephrite has a hardness of 6.5, its specific gravity being 2.8, ..."
6. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1887)
"A large number of nephrite celts have been dredged from the Helvetian ...
nephrite has nothing in common with the emeralds or other jewels of green color. ..."
7. A Treatise on Mineralogy by Charles Upham Shepard (1857)
"nephrite comes mostly in a manufactured state from Turkey and the east. It was
used by the ancient Egyptians; and is still employed for axes and other ..."
8. Proceedings by International Congress of Americanists (1902)
"XI, 1888, Plate XXXIII) shows the structure of the two minerals, jadeite and
nephrite, under a microscopic enlargement of twenty-five diameters. ..."
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