Black Jade Egg – Australia

Here are our last Australian Black Jade Eggs. They our last black jade in any form. You can get a pendant but crystal is a different country of origin. I see this being bought as a birthday present for an older person because they often enjoy black and being wise love jade. Or for someone who probably already has many in different crystal types.

This crystal stone has a powerful healing energy. It stimulates the Root Chakra which controls the energy for kinesthetic feeling and movement. Interestingly it is said it is a key entry point for physical and spiritual energy for the body.  Experience if it helps to reduce inflammations, especially in the lower body, as well as aid in healing bacterial infections.

For those who like black .. well you don’t get any blacker than this black jade egg. The discount is purely to help it find its friend.

Weight	140 g
Dimensions	55 × 40 × 40 mm
Colour	Black
Country Crystal Grew	Australia
Country of Shaping	China
Size	Medium

Healing Properties

Benefits of Jade, Nephrite, Greenstone

Jade – Nephrite; Greenstone; Blue (from Africa), Dianite (from Russia)

Signifies wisdom gathered in tranquility, good luck & friendship. Brings harmony & nurture. Aids gentle emotional & mental release. Stabilizes & roots you connecting mind-heart-power-sensuality-security. Encourages you to be who you really are & to be resourceful. May aid elimination/filtration/nervous systems

• Green – Eases grief & heart wounds. Channels focus to be intuitive/constructive. Harmonizes dysfunctional relationships.
• Purple – Alleviates emotional hurt by aiding mind to find peace. Helps joy be spontaneous. Aids release self-limitations.
• White - Purity. Increases calm & serenity. Filters distractions emphasizing best results. Aids decision-making bring in relevant info.
• Black –Strengthens aura to prevent energy attachments/”vampires”. Clears fear, anger, hatred. Aids enlightening Shamanic journeys
• Blue (Dianite, Siberian blue) - A colour of truth and honesty, it increase emotional intelligence imparting thoughtful dialog and clarity of assigning words to our complex feelings. It helps in nurturing and developing successful relationships. Said to help in the treatment of kidneys, spleen, and in rebinding of the cellular and skeletal systems.

Geological Information

Geological Information of Jade

• Term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks, Nephrite and Jadeite, that are made up of different silicate minerals.
• Nephrite jade is a silicate of calcium and magnesium, and jadeite, a silicate of sodium and aluminium.

General Identification

• Type: Mineral
• Class: Silicates
• Crystal System: Monoclinic

Jadeite

• Mohs Hardness: 6.5 - 7
• Formula: NaAlSi₂O₆ or Na(Al,Fe³⁺)Si₂O₆
• Crystal Habit: Commonly massive, or fibrous, granular; prismatic crystals rare
• Lustre / Diaphaneity: Translucent,Subvitreous, pearly on cleavages
• Colour: Apple-green, emerald-green, bluish green, leek-green, greenish white, white, may show green spots, rarely blue or violet; colorless in thin section. Often also banded.

Nephrite

• Mohs Hardness: 6-6.5
• Formula: Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂
• Crystal Habit: massive
• Lustre / Diaphaneity: Translucent to opaque and often mottled, dull
• Colour: Light to dark green, yellow to brown, white, gray, black.

Special Notes

• New Zealand Greenstone Pounamu has one form that is currently considered a third type of jade.
  • However some websites list as nephrite which I don't agree with as it has a glassy feel like jadeite.
  • Hence why I think it should be a third classification.
  • The other NZ forms are serpentine and bowenite.
• China has ancient nephrite jade mines but the preferred "more valued" jade is jadeite from Burma.
• Burmese Jadeite is now extremely hard to get commercially and even tourist buying locally have trouble exporting.
• Nephrite Jade can be confused by with Serpentine or Bowenite as they may both grow in the same mine (as advised by an Australian miner of both). The distinction needs a microscope.
• This has encourage deception by sellers and manufacturers:
  • Jadeite is often "enhanced"
  • Many "jades" are not e.g.New Jade and African Jade are not true jade - they are serpentine varieties.
  • Many in Australia sell green aventurine as jade. And Australia's chrysoprase is now being sold as Australian Jade. Neither are jades.
  • Also chalcedony is often dyed green and called jade.
  • There are a lot of "fakes". Jade will feel waxy similar to calcite's feel. This website has spent some time finding them: http://molly.kalafut.org/jade/fake.html
• Nephrite Jades are fairly easy to get depending on the colour.
• More geological information.