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NEPHRITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nephrite" is a kind of...):
amphibole (a mineral or mineral variety belonging to the amphibole group)
Holonyms ("nephrite" is a member of...):
amphibole group (a group of minerals with similar crystal structures containing a silicate chain and combinations of chiefly sodium and calcium and magnesium and iron and aluminum)
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