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jadeite definition

jade·ite (jād′īt′)

noun

a translucent, usually greenish, mineral, sodium aluminum iron silicate, Na(Al,Fe)SiO, of the pyroxene group, found only in metamorphic rock, esp. in Myanmar: it is the most precious type of jade

Etymology: jad(e) + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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