This is a nephrite with a greenish blue colour. The colour hues range from light cyan-blue, deep cyan-blue, green, greyish green, dark greyish green to emerald green. Tremolite accounts for 93% to 99% of its composition. Of all the soft jade, greenish blue jade is the most abundant type (Fig. 38).
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(2020). Greenish Blue Jade. In: Chen, A., Ng, Y., Zhang, E., Tian, M. (eds) Dictionary of Geotourism. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2538-0_985
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