{"product_id":"nephrite-jade-tumbled","title":"Nephrite Jade, Tumbled","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTumbled Stones: Nephrite Jade\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: 1\/2\" to 3\/4\" each stone\u003cbr\u003eQuantity per order: 1 Stone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14.6666660308838px;\"\u003eNephrites were considered jade up until very recently.   However, in 1863 a Frenchman, Alexis Damour, discovered that the material known as \"jade\" could be divided into two different minerals: Jadeites and Nephrites. Jadeite and nephrite have distinctly different mineral compositions. Jadeite is an aluminum-rich pyroxene, while nephrite is a magnesium-rich amphibole. However, the two minerals have very similar physical properties in the eye of the average person. Only trained observers with significant experience are able to reliably differentiate them without mineral testing equipment.\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14.6666660308838px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003eChinese craftsmen have been producing jade objects for over 5,000 years. A few hundred years ago, master Chinese craftsmen who worked with jade daily recognized that some of the jade obtained from Burma (now the Union of Myanmar) was different. It was harder, denser, worked more easily, and produced a higher luster upon polishing. It gradually became the form of jade preferred by Chinese artisans and the jade most highly prized by the Chinese people. They realized this long before scientists differentiated jadeite and nephrite in 1863.\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003e Unknowingly, Chinese craftsmen had distinguished jadeite from nephrite and appreciated it enough to pay premium prices for jadeite. However, they didn't have the knowledge and equipment of chemistry and crystallography to distinguish them in a formal way.\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14.6666660308838px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003eMany use Nephrite Jade as a protective stone that transmutes negative energies into positive. Nephrite Jade can instill a sense of calm and well-being, and can help to increase one's enjoyment of life. Nephrite Jade promotes confidence and calms the nervous system.\u003cspan class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"\u003e  Nephrite connects the heart chakra to the crown chakra, and can help those work through and understand feelings and emotions.  It is also used for all types of dream work!  As with regular jade, Nephrite brings prosperity and abundance as well.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50438162120990,"sku":"01091","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/7448\/8350\/files\/1189907718.png?v=1765925516","url":"https:\/\/shop.ravenmoonemporium.com\/products\/nephrite-jade-tumbled","provider":"Raven Moon Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}