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		<title>Canadian Jade/ British-Columbian Jade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the 1970&#8242;s to present, Canada has been the largest exporter of high quality nephrite jade.  It all starts with Kirk Makepeace; the owner of Canada&#8217;s jade mines.  Polar, Ogden, and Kutcho are all names of Kirk&#8217;s mining sites; Polar being the most recognized name for nephrite jade because of its quality and translucency.   [...]]]></description>
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		<title>History of Jade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Starting with the name &#8220;Jade&#8221;; Spanish conquistadors started wearing the green rocks of the Maya to cure their kidney disease.  They gave the rock remedy the name &#8220;piedra de ijada&#8221;; translating into &#8220;stone of the loins&#8221;.  Possibly an error labeling the imported stone to Europe changed the name from &#8220;piedra de ijada&#8221; to &#8220;le Jade&#8221;.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jadeite</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jade is an infamous stone known to many different cultures worldwide. Stone of the Heaven to the Chinese, Pounamu to the Maori, this stone today is actually defined as one of two forms; nephrite and jadeite. Jadeite Jade Jadeite has been used throughout the millennium by many different cultures as weapons and tools. Recently a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.jadehunt.com/types-of-jade/jadeite/</link>
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		<title>Pyroxene</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a group of important silicate minerals which are found in many types of igneous and metamorphic rocks. They share a structure which consists of single chains of silica tetrahedra, a type of pyramid, and they crystallize in the monoclinic, one of the 7 lattice point groups of the crystal group, and orthorhombic systems. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nephrite</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jade is a name which is given to two different metamorphic stones, Nephrite and Jadeite. Each of these stones are composed of different silicate minerals. Nephrite jade is the original stone of heaven which has been revered by the Chinese for thousands of years. Nephrite is a variety of a calcium and magnesium-rich amphibole mineral [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maori Jade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maori jade is a common name for the type of jade found in New Zealand that is treasured and carved by the native Maori of the island. The Maori call this jade Pounamu, which not only absorbs the spiritual strength of its wearer, but also has a never ending desire to return to is original [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jade Necklace</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like most necklaces, jade necklaces are found through a wide variety of designs. There are jade beads that can be strung like pearls to fit the neck, jade pendants that dangle from chains or ropes, and even a classic Chinese jade necklace consisting of a red string looped through a Bi Pi Disc of jade. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jade Quality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After you identify jade and know that it is real you might want to identify its quality. Jade enthusiasts believe that it is a stone with a soul and can not be compared to diamonds and other precious stones. So what make jade a quality stone? The quality of jade can be determined by its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Identify Jade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Green is the color frequently brought to the mind when a jade stone is mentioned though few realize that this precious mineral can actually occur in many other colors. This is one quality which makes jade a hard stone to identify. True jade can be one of two different minerals, nephrite and jadeite. Nephrite Nephrite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White Jade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In addition to carrying the generic properties of Green Jade, White Jade directs energy in the most constructive way possible. It filters distractions to achieve optimum results and assists in decision-making as it accesses all relevant information. It is the purest jade stone. White jade consists of actinolite which consists of both calcium and magnesium. White [...]]]></description>
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