Jade Necklace is a verdant mineral known to man for ages, and used for personal ornaments, weapons, implements, art objects, and applied to interior decoration. Jade Pendant The word emerald, so frequently appearing in ancient writings, is believed to have sometimes meant jade-an opaque to translucent mineral–and unlike the emerald in anything, excepting a slight resemblance in colour. Jade Bangle The word “jade” is now a generic term applied to various mineral substances, as chloro-melanite, or jadeite, nephrite, saussurite, pseudo-nephrite; these minerals are characterised by toughness, compactness of texture, and a colour range from cream white to dark green and nearly black. Jade Jewelry Although appearing in the trade in precious stones and jewelry, in the art objects of every land, and although extensively imitated–sometimes in a fashion, however, Jade Rings that could deceive no one–”jade” is nowhere prized and appreciated so much as in the Chinese Empire.