Thursday, 2 April 2015


Another Name - > jade-albite
Hardness -> 6-7 on the Mohs scale, can be scratched
Clarity -> translucent to opaque.
Technically a rock,not mineral
In 1963, first identified by Swiss gemologist Dr. Eduard Gubelin.
First found in the famous jade mining region of TawMAW in the Himalayan foothills of northwestern Burma ( Myanmar ).

This green GemStone has dark-green to black veins or black mottled spots.
Composed different minerals, like kosmochlor [ sodium chromium pyroxene, ureyite ( means "green from outer space" since the mineral was found originally in meteorites], chrome jadeite & albite feldspar, chromite. symplektite, chrome amphibole & other lighter minerals.
About 60% of maw-sit-sit is made up of kosmochlor ( primary component of the brilliant green emerald & the dark green-black patches )
Chromium-enriched jadeite ( 15% of the total material made with this secondary component )

Meta-physical properties ->

  1. Facilitates non-judgement, self-approval & permanence in relationships
  2. help you find joy in life
  3. said to be energizing
  4. Wear or carry one when you are outdoors, hiking, working, or just relaxing
  5. to help one feel alive
  6. to ward off melancholy & depression

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