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Nephrite

NEPHRITE

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Noun.
A mineral, a subspecies of jade, of a leek green color, massive and in rolled pieces. It occurs in granite and gnesis, and is remarkable for its hardness and tenacity. It was formerly worn as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, but is now cut into handles of sabers and daggers.

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nephrite

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Nephrite

Noun

nephrite ‎(countable and uncountable, plural nephrites)

  1. (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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From Latin lapis nephriticus, via Ancient Greek λίθος ‎(líthos) νεφριτικός ‎(nephritikós), meaning kidney stone, because jade was believed to have cured kidney stones.

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