JADEITE
- a usually green monoclinic mineral of the pyroxene group that is a silicate of sodium and aluminum and is a jade
- mineral, essentially sodium aluminum silicate, NaAlSi2O6, usually fibrous, occurring in compact masses, whitish to dark green: a form of jade
- a mineral (a naturally occurring inorganic substance having a characteristic set of physical properties) [n JADEITES] : JADITIC [adj]