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(public display, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA)

“Jade” refers to more than one specific type of metamorphic rock. The four categories of “jade” are: 1) jadeitite (jadeite jade) 2) nephrite/nephritite (nephrite jade) 3) chromian jade (maw sit sit) 4) serpentine jade

Jadeitite (= jadeite jade) is a rare metamorphic rock composed of jadeite pyroxene - Na(Al,Fe)(Si2O6), sodium aluminum iron silicate. The highest-quality jadeitite occurrence on Earth is in Burma, southeastern Asia.

The object seen here is a Chinese incense burner, carved from pinkish jadeitite (but called "lavender" jade). This was made during the Qing Dynasty (Ching Dynasty).
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