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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ce BCA, post: 4312602, member: 18716&quot;]Yes, it&#039;s because naming conventions developed before proper analysis was possible.&nbsp; They used to think nephrite and jadeite were the same, so they were called jade, and the various shades and forms given different names, ie imperial jade, which as AJ pointed out is an intense green translucent form of jadeite.</p><p><br /></p><p>So all the names you see are just tags for different colours/impurities in either jadeite or nephrite.&nbsp; They can also be dyed different colours and come naturally in different colours.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect the industry likes the confusion as it helps them market things and confuse customers with things that sound more exciting than they are.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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