nephrite

How To Use nephrite In A Sentence

• The mechanism of thermal transformation for nephrite cat's eye are discussed.
• Jade Nephrite, the stone commonly known as jade, has been prized in China since the Neolithic era. The China Factor
• Of the two kinds of jade, jadeite and nephrite, the former is harder than the latter and cannot be scratched with a penknife blade.
• Those made under Perkhin tend to be in the rococo Louis XV style and often have bodies of hardstones such as nephrite or bowenite.
• It is a kind of nephrite or jade, a mineral which usually occurs in talcose or magnesian rocks. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood
• The example in Plate VIII is activated by pressing the cabochon garnet surmounting the rock crystal dome, under which a nephrite frog climbs a silver-gilt ladder.
• Until recently few people considered Wyoming to have potential for gemstones other than nephrite jade.
• Reflecting his dominant emphasis on design rather than gemstones for visual impact, Tiffany chose beads of nephrite for the grapes.
• Nephrite and jadeite, the former in colours of white, yellow, russet and green were used in the making of unique little bottles.
• Hewn from jade, nephrite, marble, and hardstone, the oddly shaped blades lack an obvious prototype in any functional tool or weapon.