Crushed Purple Jade (Grade AAA) from Turkey, Medium Crush, Sand Size, 2mm - 0.25mm

Purple jade, commonly referred to as lavender jade, is a rare mineral that is only found in two localities: Turkey and Myanmar. Lavender jade is an uncommon form of jadeite, a pyroxene mineral, which derives its distinctive purple hue from trace amounts of manganese. This crushed purple jade is from Turkey and is of superb quality (grade AAA) with a striking violet hue when wet.

***This material is a RARE find, so please purchase enough to finish your projects - I may not be able to find more once this batch is sold out.***

Our medium material is considered to be sand sized (very coarse sand to fine sand), ranging between 2 millimeters to 0.25 millimeters. Please see the corresponding sediment size chart. 

Mineral Properties

• Mohs’s Hardness: 6.5 - 7
• Specific Gravity (g/cm3): 3.25 - 3.34
• Luster: Opaque, Dull
• Color: Purple, Lavender
• Origin: Turkey

This product is not man-made, mixed with resin, dyed, or stabilized.  Pictures are taken in full sun. Stone is wet in the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 6th photos. Stone is dry in the 2nd, 5th, and 7th photos. Size measurements are using the metric system (millimeters), including the metric ruler (cm/mm) as shown in the product photos.