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Nephrite — specimen 0598, photo © NMNHS
Nephrite — specimen 0598, photo © NMNHS

Nephrite — specimen 0598

Origin

North Asia
Russia, Siberian District, Eastern Sayan
Nephrite — specimen 0598, locality map
Data

Weight: 2.79 ct; size: 7.97 | 7.96 | 5.26 mm; shape: round; colour: medium dark yellowish green; strong; clarity: translucent; cut: good; treatment: none.
Notes

Clean specimen; cabochon style cut..

More information from ‘Classification’

Nephrite

A rock containing massive amphiboles of the ferro-actinolite-tremolite series.


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