1. By Jessica & Julia Cholewa
Jade
By Jessica & Julia Cholewa

2. Cool facts
The mystical birthstone for the month of march is the mineral, jade
Star sign of Virgo is the mineral jade
Jade is also known as a gem stone
Jade’s known as a symbol of love and also virtue

3. Texture/color Jade comes in many different kinds of colors
Jade can come in various colors such as white, light green, lilac, red, violet, yellow, gray and brown
The mineral can also be colorless, which is the more valuable type of jade

4. Polished vs. Unpolished
This is a polished form of jade, with one tumble
This form is unpolished, but cut

5. Mineral Hardness
Calcium and magnesium are what make the mineral Jade hard and solid.
The hardness of Jade is between 6.5 and 7.0
Jade can scratch glass
Jade generally has fracture, unless it’s cut by a machine, which gives cleavage

6. Two types of jade… Jadeite Nephrite -luster=glassy
-fracture=difficult, splintery
-6.5 to 7.0
Both can be distinguished from their softness
Nephrite
-luster=oily or silky
-fracture=uneven
-5.0 to 6.0
Both have different chemical composition and crystalline structure

7. Cultural beliefs about jade:
The mineral jade is a big and popular part of Chinese culture today
Chinese people also believed wearing jade brings you good luck, success, improves your health, and wards away any evil and/or disasters

8. Jade as jewelry
Jade could be used to make pendant necklaces, bracelet bands, small figurines, necklaces, and much more
The Chinese especially used jade for buying and selling this mineral

9. Cutting and polishing
It takes hard work and time, to make jade, look good
Doing this could be dangerous if you don’t watch what your doing
cut jade polished jade

10. Valuable mineral? Jade is somewhat valuable
Depending on the color of the jade, would depend on how much it could be worth
For instance, the picture of the right would be one of the expensive pieces of jade, because it’s clear, colorless, and carved

11. Is it dangerous?
The people mining the jade out of the ground experience dangerous situations that can be life-threatening, but the jade isn’t dangerous
There’s always a chance that the mines could collapse while doing this work
People work long, hard hours throughout the day mining the Mineral jade, under somewhat, harsh conditions
Jade miners receive low pay for working in jade mines, as low as $1.00 a week in some places
I would say that the mineral jade is not really dangerous as the mineral itself, but getting the mineral could be dangerous overall

12. Jade’s locations around the world:
Australia, Burma (Myanmar), Canada, china, USA, and Vietnam, Japan, Alaska, and Korea (south).

13. Jade can be good for you…
When jade is heated, it emits long waves of infrared that penetrates the body.
It can effect the body by reviving tissues, emitting harmful toxins/waste, promoting blood circulation, and purifying blood.

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