Jade jewelry of "Danielle's
Creation's" are my one-of-a-kind, handmade, jade gemstone jewelry
designs
The jade gemstones
of my jade gemstone jewelry are created from the precious minerals
formed within our earth. The ancient jade carved in China was what we
today call nephrite jade, an amphibolite mineral. In the 19th Century,
it was discovered that the mineral from the new world was not the same mineral
as the jade from China. The mineral from Central America, a pyroxene,
was called jadeite to distinguish it from the original nephrite. Jadeite
jade is most treasured for its vivid greens, but it also comes in lavender,
pink, yellow, and white. Nephrite is found in less intense dark spinach greens,
white, browns, and black. Both jadeite and nephrite are very durable
and tough, although jadeite is slightly harder than nephrite due to its
microcrystalline structure.
While jadeite jade is mined
today primarily in Myanmar, small quantities can be found in Guatemala.
But you can also find jade gemstones in the handmade, jade
jewelry of Danielle's Creations.
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