Ostmann via Horejs, et al (2025) Antiquity The pendant is a rich green color, and appears to resemble classic jade. Chemical analysis of the piece found it is actually made of nephrite, a mineral that ...

Čuka (115 have been found), the imagery of one stone pendant ... used as “jade,” but different from the mineral jadeite. Both are green in color, but jadeite has the “imperial green ...