Jadeite and jade are two different types of minerals that are often used interchangeably to refer to a green-colored gemstone that has cultural and spiritual significance in many parts of the world.

Jadeite is a pyroxene mineral with the chemical formula NaAlSi2O6. It is one of the two types of minerals that are commonly referred to as "jade" (the other being nephrite). Jadeite is a relatively rare mineral that is found in metamorphic rocks in certain regions of the world, including Myanmar (formerly Burma), Guatemala, and California. It is known for its bright green color, which is caused by the presence of chromium and other trace elements. Jadeite is also valued for its hardness and toughness, which makes it suitable for use in jewelry and other decorative objects.

Jade, on the other hand, is a term that is used more broadly to refer to a variety of green-colored more...

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Vintage nephrite jade & rose gold 3/4 hoop earrings, marked 14k,…

Vintage nephrite jade & rose gold 3/4 hoop earrings, marked 14k, width 23 mm, posts as rubber backs

9ct yellow gold pair of drop earrings. Each with 24 mm drop…

Green Stone Drop Earrings in 9ct Yellow Gold

9ct yellow gold pair of drop earrings. Each with 24 mm drop shaped green stone. Finished weight 3.0 grams.

Victorian gold greenstone pendant drop earrings, lozenge drops…

Victorian Greenstone Vine Leaf Earrings

Victorian gold greenstone pendant drop earrings, lozenge drops of greenstone framed with finely chased vine leaf design and trails

New Zealand greenstone elephant with a pair of greenstone heart…

Greenstone Elephant with Heart Earrings

New Zealand greenstone elephant with a pair of greenstone heart shaped earrings, length longest 3.7 cm

Pair New Zealand 9ct mounted greenstone pendant earrings each…

Gold-capped Greenstone Earrings with Fern Panel

Pair New Zealand 9ct mounted greenstone pendant earrings each of gold capped greenstone rail with oval panel mounted with gold fern, pierced

Victorian gold green stone pendant drop earrings elongated…

Victorian Green Stone Earrings with Chased Bird Hooks

Victorian gold green stone pendant drop earrings elongated diamond shaped green stone panels with plain mounts, finely chased bird hooks, pierced

Victorian gold green stone pendant drop earrings lozenge panels…

Victorian Green Stone Leaf Drop Earrings

Victorian gold green stone pendant drop earrings lozenge panels of green stone framed with finely chased leaf design and twin leaves to the hooks

Early 20th century nephrite and 9ct rose gold ear clips marked…

Nephrite and Rose Gold Ear Clips, Early 20th Century

Early 20th century nephrite and 9ct rose gold ear clips marked 9ct to the settings, with base metal backs, size 19 x 16 mm, weight 5.5 grams

A pair of 19th century gilded gold leaf form drop earrings, the…

Gilded Leaf Drop Earrings with Green Stone Accent

A pair of 19th century gilded gold leaf form drop earrings, the three textured leaves each with a flower head centred with a green stone, small floral drop.

Nephrite jade and 9ct yellow gold stud earrings marked 9ct,…

Nephrite Jade and 9ct Gold Stud Earrings - 3.7g

Nephrite jade and 9ct yellow gold stud earrings marked 9ct, weight 3.7 grams, diameter 12.4 mm

Nephrite jade and 9ct yellow gold ear clips marked 9ct. Weight…

Nephrite Jade and Gold Ear Clips from Logan Estate

Nephrite jade and 9ct yellow gold ear clips marked 9ct. Weight 1.9 grams. Provenance: The Logan estate.

14ct yellow gold pearl and nephrite jade earrings. 3.2 mm…

Pearl and Nephrite Jade Earrings in 14ct Yellow Gold

14ct yellow gold pearl and nephrite jade earrings. 3.2 mm pearls with ten 8 cabochon nephrite below, with fancy eurowire hooks. W9.2g

Pair of mid century silver clip earrings with green stone…

Mid Century Silver Earrings with Green Stone and Flower Setting

Pair of mid century silver clip earrings with green stone centered in a pieced flower & leaf setting stamped silver, width 2.5 cm approx

A pair of drop earrings, each holding a 2 cm tear drop shape…

Vintage style bluish green tear drop earrings

A pair of drop earrings, each holding a 2 cm tear drop shape and round cabochon bluish green stone, hanging from a vintage style setting. Base metal. Weight 3 grams. Length 4 cm.

A pair of 9ct gold jade earrings, each a 10 x 8 mm cabochon…

9ct Gold Jade Cabochon Earrings with Clip Fitting

A pair of 9ct gold jade earrings, each a 10 x 8 mm cabochon nephrite jade to clip fitting, wt. 2.76g.

Greenstone heart pendant, with pair greenstone earrings and…

Greenstone Heart Set with Earrings and Cufflinks

Greenstone heart pendant, with pair greenstone earrings and sterling silver mounted paua cufflinks

Silver stone set jewellery, two pendants a nephrite jade disc…

Silver Stone Jewelry Set with Jade and Agate Accents

Silver stone set jewellery, two pendants a nephrite jade disc set with garnet and peridots, 3 cm, on Prince of Wales chain, other green stone, zirconias and onyx, 4.5 cm on box link chain, a pair of carved jade disc earrings on shepherds hook fittings,…

Pair sterling silver and green stone pendant earrings, each of…

Green Stone Sterling Silver Pendant Earrings

Pair sterling silver and green stone pendant earrings, each of elongated pendant ending with fine green stone panel possibly of a Kahurangi specimen being highly translucent

18ct gold ring and stud earrings by Rabliola, ring set with…

Rabliola 18ct Gold Ring and Earrings Set

18ct gold ring and stud earrings by Rabliola, ring set with synthetic green stone, earrings with synthetic pink stones on mother of pearl ground, ring size O, rhodium plated, wt. 13.32g, Ex Germani stock.

A pair of drop earrings, set with nephrite on 14ct yellow gold.…

Nephrite Drop Earrings in 14ct Yellow Gold

A pair of drop earrings, set with nephrite on 14ct yellow gold. Weight 6.7g.

A pair of early 20th century greenstone and gold mounted…

Greenstone and Gold Cylinder Earrings with Engraved Caps

A pair of early 20th century greenstone and gold mounted earrings, the cylinder drops with tapered ends, engraved gold tapered caps, no hooks, length approx. 3.8 cm ea.

Opal triplet and gold stud earrings marked 375 to butterfly…

Opal and Gold Earrings with Green Stone Accents

Opal triplet and gold stud earrings marked 375 to butterfly backs. As well as a New Zealand green stone and silver earrings.

Pair of rose gold & green stone earrings, 2.12 grams

Rose Gold & Green Stone Earrings, 2.12g

Pair of rose gold & green stone earrings, 2.12 grams

Pair of sterling silver nephrite jade earrings (2)

Sterling Silver Nephrite Jade Earrings (Pair)

Pair of sterling silver nephrite jade earrings (2)

Vintage silver and nephrite jade earrings screw back fittings…

Silver and Jade Vintage Screw Back Earrings

Vintage silver and nephrite jade earrings screw back fittings marked silver

Gold and green stone earrings, test as tourmaline. With…

Gold and Green Tourmaline Earrings with Shepherd Hooks

Gold and green stone earrings, test as tourmaline. With shepherd hooks fasteners. Rubbed 9ct marks with some porosity. approx 3 grams total weight. Tests as 8ct

Silver and green stone earrings

Silver & Green Stone Earrings

Silver and green stone earrings

A vintage pair of Paul Annear silver and greenstone earrings,…

Paul Annear Silver and Greenstone Flower Earrings

A vintage pair of Paul Annear silver and greenstone earrings, the flower pounamu discs with silver wires for pierced ears.

A pair of N.Z. colonial 20ct. yellow gold and greenstone drop…

Colonial Gold and Greenstone Drop Earrings with Flowerhead

A pair of N.Z. colonial 20ct. yellow gold and greenstone drop earrings, the elongated diamond form greenstone panels with capped mounts suspended from a single flowerhead.

Fine & rare adornment of milky greenstone in the form of a kaka…

Milky Greenstone Kaka Poria Ring

Fine & rare adornment of milky greenstone in the form of a kaka poria ring. These rings traditionally where put around a bird's leg, particularly the which was used as a decoy to capture wild birds of the same species. Maori also wore these rings as neck…

Steve Myhre pair of greenstone earrings, of pea pod form.…

Greenstone Pea Pod Earrings by Steve Myhre

Steve Myhre pair of greenstone earrings, of pea pod form. Length 7.6 cm

Vintage 9ct gold and greenstone earrings

Gold & Greenstone Vintage Earrings

Vintage 9ct gold and greenstone earrings

Pair of 9ct yellow gold green stone drop earrings, with screw…

9ct Gold Green Stone Drop Earrings with Screw Backs

Pair of 9ct yellow gold green stone drop earrings, with screw backs

A pair of nephrite gold earrings, 9ct yellow gold, made as…

Nephrite bead gold earrings with swirled cage design

A pair of nephrite gold earrings, 9ct yellow gold, made as short articulated drops, each set with a single round nephrite bead to top as stud fitting, dropping to short chain length and terminating with swirled open cage of gold supporting a further bead,…

18ct yellow gold and green stone earrings, weight: approx 3.4…

18ct Gold Green Stone Earrings - 3.4g

18ct yellow gold and green stone earrings, weight: approx 3.4 grams

14ct yellow gold and green stone earrings, weight: approx 2.94…

14ct Gold Earrings with Green Stone

14ct yellow gold and green stone earrings, weight: approx 2.94 grams (tested as 14ct)

A pair of Georg Jensen modernist stone set drop earrings, each…

Georg Jensen Green Stone Drop Earrings in Sterling Silver

A pair of Georg Jensen modernist stone set drop earrings, each set wih a green stone, styled in sterling silver, with screw back fittings, drop length 50 mm.

Large white gold, citrine and green stone earrings marked 14K,…

14K White Gold Citrine & Green Stone Huggie Earrings

Large white gold, citrine and green stone earrings marked 14K, weight: 10.1 grams, size: approx 2 by 1.5 cm in a huggie style

Silver and green stone earrings

Silver & Green Stone Earrings

Silver and green stone earrings

Green stone pendant and earrings, pendant as inspected

Green Stone Pendant and Earrings Set

Green stone pendant and earrings, pendant as inspected

Silver and green stone half-hoop earrings

Silver & Green Half-Hoop Earrings

Silver and green stone half-hoop earrings

9ct gold and green stone earrings, approx 0.8 grams

9ct Gold & Green Stone Earrings - 0.8g

9ct gold and green stone earrings, approx 0.8 grams

Silver gilt and green stone earrings, with screw backs

Green Stone Earrings with Silver Gilt Screw Backs

Silver gilt and green stone earrings, with screw backs

Dangling green stone earrings

Green Stone Dangle Earrings

Dangling green stone earrings

9ct gold and green stone earrings,

Green Stone Earrings in 9ct Gold

9ct gold and green stone earrings,

A pair of 9ct rose gold oval nephrite earrings with screw…

Rose Gold Nephrite Earrings in Original Prouds Box

A pair of 9ct rose gold oval nephrite earrings with screw fittings and in the original Prouds box

Green stone earrings,

Emerald Drop Earrings

Green stone earrings,

Silver and green stone tsavorite garnet earrings, AAA green…

AAA Tsavorite Garnet Earrings - 1.69cts

Silver and green stone tsavorite garnet earrings, AAA green stone tsavorite garnet 1.69cts

A pair of nephrite bead earrings, 14k gold screw fittings

Nephrite Bead Earrings with 14k Gold Fittings

A pair of nephrite bead earrings, 14k gold screw fittings

Sterling silver, pearl and green stone earrings marked Germany

German Silver, Pearl & Green Stone Earrings

Sterling silver, pearl and green stone earrings marked Germany

Pair of jade and green stone drop earrings, yellow gold mounted…

Jade and Green Stone Drop Earrings

Pair of jade and green stone drop earrings, yellow gold mounted circular jade button stud earrings with torpedo shaped pale green stone drops (A/F) (2)