Physical Properties of Jadeite

Cleavage:	[110] Good
Color:	Green, White, Pale bluish gray, Grayish green, Pale purple.
Density:	3.25 - 3.35, Average = 3.3
Diaphaniety:	Translucent to subtranslucent
Fracture:	Tough - Difficult to break apart as shown by fibrous minerals and most metals.
Habit:	Fibrous - Crystals made up of fibers.
Habit:	Granular - Generally occurs as anhedral to subhedral crystals in matrix.
Habit:	Massive - Fibrous - Distinctly fibrous fine-grained forms.
Hardness:	6.5 - Pyrite
Luminescence:	Non-fluorescent.
Luster:	Vitreous (Glassy)
Streak:	white