: 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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Carved from a block of white and green jadeite, the remarkably realistic sculpture of a Chinese cabbage glistens as if freshly picked from a field, still wet with morning dew.
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Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Excavators also found a mosaic death mask made of jadeite, along with jewelry made from the same type of gemstone.
—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
Shop these milky green picks to emulate Stewart’s vintage jadeite collection without spending hours sifting through antique stores.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Excavators also found a mosaic death mask made of jadeite, along with jewelry made from the same type of gemstone.
—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
Shop these milky green picks to emulate Stewart’s vintage jadeite collection without spending hours sifting through antique stores.
—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 27 Nov. 2025.
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