JADE NEPHRITE PALM STONE

$30.00
$30.00

JADE NEPHRITE PALM STONE

Nephrite Jade

This smooth, hand-sized Nephrite Jade Palm Stone is perfectly shaped to hold during meditation — its deep, waxy green and substantial weight make it immediately grounding and heart-centering, and its 7,000-year history as a sacred stone of luck, protection, and wisdom makes it one of the most meaningful palm stones available.

Note: This palm stone is specifically Nephrite Jade — the calcium magnesium silicate variety of Jade that has been used in China, New Zealand, and the Pacific for thousands of years. Nephrite is distinguished from Jadeite (the other Jade mineral) by its fibrous, interlocking crystal structure, which makes it exceptionally tough.

Where It Is Found

Nephrite Jade is found primarily in Canada (British Columbia, one of the world's largest producers), China (Xinjiang province, the historic source of Chinese Jade), Russia, New Zealand (where it is called Pounamu and is deeply sacred to the Māori people), Australia, and the United States (Wyoming).

Mineral Class / Geology

Nephrite is a variety of the mineral Actinolite (calcium magnesium iron silicate, Ca₂(Mg,Fe)₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂) belonging to the Amphibole mineral group within the Inosilicate mineral class. Its hardness is 6–6.5 on the Mohs scale. Nephrite forms in serpentinized ultramafic metamorphic rocks under high-pressure conditions. Its exceptional toughness — greater than steel — comes from its densely interlocking fibrous crystal structure, which resists fracturing even under significant force. This toughness made Nephrite the preferred material for tools, weapons, and ceremonial objects across many ancient cultures.

Colors

Nephrite Jade displays deep, rich greens — from dark forest green and spinach green to lighter apple green — with a characteristic waxy to greasy luster. It is typically opaque to translucent with a smooth, dense texture.

Metaphysical Properties

Nephrite Jade is known as the Stone of Luck, Prosperity, and Protective Wisdom. It resonates with the Heart Chakra and is used to attract good luck, abundance, and prosperity, provide powerful protection against negative energies and harm, open the heart to love and nurturing relationships, enhance wisdom, clarity, and sound decision-making, support longevity and physical wellbeing, connect with ancestral wisdom and protective spiritual forces, and bring a deep sense of peace, harmony, and balance.