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Hollister can refer to:. Type A treatment is the only acceptable enhancement by professional collectors. Hollister Ranch Realty, Hollister Ranch sales. There are three main methods, sometimes referred to as the ABC Treatment System:. Hollister Incorporated, a medical device company. Jade may be enhanced (sometimes call "stabilized"). Hollister Ranch, a ranch north of Santa Barbara, California, USA. Other names for jade in China are: "Honan jade," "Metajade" and "Xinjiang jade.".

Hollister Co., a clothing company. "Korean jade," "Suzhou jade," "Styrian jade," "Canadian jade," "Olive jade" and "New jade" are all really serpentine; "Transvaal jade" is grossularite. Hollister, California, a place in the United States. Some of these are: serpentine (also bowenite), carnelian, aventurine quartz, glass, grossularite, Vesuvianite, soapstone (and other steatites such as shoushan stone) and recently, Australian chrysoprase. Many minerals are sold as jade in China. In Asian culture, wearing jade is considered to bring good luck.

Jade, Beilstein, Grave Jade, Kidney Stone, Lapis Nephriticus, Nephrit, Nephrita, Nephrite (of Werner), New Zealand Greenstone, New Zealand Jade, Spinach Jade, Talcum Nephriticus, Tomb Jade. Aotea, Axe-stone, B.C. Agate verdâtre, Feitsui, Jadeit, Jadeita, Natronjadeit, Yunnan Jade, Yu-stone, Sinkiang jade. Besides the terms already mentioned, jadeite and nephrite are sometimes referred to by the following:.

In New Zealand, where it is known as greenstone or pounamu, nephrite was fashioned for centuries by Maori to make weapons and ornaments, and is still widely used to make carved jewellery although the mining of it is restricted and closely monitored. Jadeite with its bright emerald-green, pink, lavender and brown colors was imported from Burma to China only after the 17th century and became known as Feitsu or Kingfisher (feathers) Jade. From the Kingdom of Khotan, on the southern leg of the Silk Road, yearly tribute payments consisting of the most precious white jade were made to the Chinese Imperial court and there transformed into objets d'art by skilled artisans as jade was considered more valuable than gold or silver. River jade collection was concentrated in the Yarkand, the White Jade (Yurungkash) and Black Jade (Karakash) Rivers.

There, white and greenish nephrite jade is found in small quarries and as pebbles and boulders in the rivers flowing from the Kuen-Lun mountain range northward into the Takla-Makan desert area. From about the earliest Chinese dynasties until present, the jade deposits in most use were from the region of Khotan in the Western Chinese province of Xinjiang. Jade was used to create many utilitarian and ceremonial objects, ranging from indoor decorative items to jade burial suits. During Neolithic times, the key known sources of nephrite jade in China for utilitarian and ceremonial jade items were the now depleted deposits in the Ningshao area in the Yangtze River Delta (Liangzhu jade culture 3400–2250 BC) and in an area of the Liaoning province in Inner Mongolia (Hongshan culture 4700–2200 BC).

. Jade is the official gemstone of British Columbia, where it is found in large deposits in the Lillooet and Cassiar regions. Nephrite jade was used mostly in China, Myanmar and New Zealand. Of the two, jadeite is rarer, and is the form of jade mostly used in Central America.

Nephrite can be found in a creamy white form as well as a green color, while jadeite shows more color variation. Jade has a Mohs hardness of between 6.5 and 7.0 [1]. Later, as other materials could replace jade as a weapons material, it became appreciated for its beauty. It is an exceptionally tough material, and was first used for things such as axe heads, knives, and weapons.

The two are quite similar in appearance and it wasn't until 1863 that the two forms of this gemstone were distinguished. Jadeite has the formula NaAlSi₂O₆. Nephrite has the formula Ca₂(Mg, Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂. The second, the mineral jadeite, is a pyroxene.

Nephrite is a form of the amphibole actinolite (a mineral that also includes a form of asbestos). An ornamental stone, jade is a name applied to two different silicate minerals. In any case, translucency is usually lost. The effects are somewhat uncontrollable and may result in a dull brown.

The red color of Red jade can be enhanced with heat. Type C jade has been artificially stained or dyed. Currently, infrared spectroscopy is the only test for the detection of polymer in jadeite. This results in a significant improvement of transparency and color of the material.

Type B treatment involves exposing a promising but stained piece of jadeite to chemical bleaches and/or acids and impregnating it with a clear polymer resin. Type A jadeite has not been treated in any way except surface waxing.