: a usually green monoclinic mineral of the pyroxene group that is a silicate of sodium and aluminum and is a jade
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Excavators also found a mosaic death mask made of jadeite, along with jewelry made from the same type of gemstone.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
Mayan Ruler’s Tomb: Archaeologists found a 1,700-year-old chamber at the largest Mayan site in Belize, still holding a rare mosaic death mask and jadeite jewelry, shells from the Pacific and elaborate designs on pottery and bone.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 12 July 2025
The rare jadeite mosaic mask, as it was discovered, resting within the tomb's dirt floor at Caracol.
—Kerry Breen
july 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025
The burial site, dating to around 350 AD, contained an array of artifacts, including 11 pottery vessels, jadeite jewelry, a mosaic jadeite mask and Pacific spondylus shells.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Martha Stewart and her daughter Alexis have been collecting jadeite, a hard mineral known for its vibrant green and cloudy appearance, for nearly 25 years.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
Mayan Ruler’s Tomb: Archaeologists found a 1,700-year-old chamber at the largest Mayan site in Belize, still holding a rare mosaic death mask and jadeite jewelry, shells from the Pacific and elaborate designs on pottery and bone.
—Patricia Mazzei, New York Times, 12 July 2025
The rare jadeite mosaic mask, as it was discovered, resting within the tomb's dirt floor at Caracol.
—Kerry Breen
july 10, CBS News, 10 July 2025
The burial site, dating to around 350 AD, contained an array of artifacts, including 11 pottery vessels, jadeite jewelry, a mosaic jadeite mask and Pacific spondylus shells.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Martha Stewart and her daughter Alexis have been collecting jadeite, a hard mineral known for its vibrant green and cloudy appearance, for nearly 25 years.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Jadeite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jadeite. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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