Nephrite Greek "λίθος νεφριτικός"; "νεφρός λίθος", which means 'kidney stone' and is the Latin and Greek version of the Spanish "piedra de ijada" (the origin of "jade" and "jadeite"). Accordingly, nephrite jade was once believed to be a cure for kidney stones. Besides the terms already mentioned, nephrite has the following synonyms and varieties: "aotea", "axe-stone", "B.C. jade", "beilstein", "kidney stone", "lapis nephriticus", "nephrit", "nephrita", pounamu, "New Zealand greenstone", "New Zealand jade", "spinach jade" (dark grayish green), and "talcum nephriticus". "Tomb jade" or "grave jade" are names given to ancient burial nephrite pieces that have a brown or chalky white texture
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