Collection: Jade Stones & Crystals

What You'll Find Here

Nephrite Jade. These pieces are true jade. The tumbled nephrite comes by the pound from Brazil, the nephrite point stands a little over 2 inches tall, and the nugget bracelet strings tumbled nephrite from China. The Prosperity Stones Kit pairs a piece of nephrite with citrine and pyrite.

More Tumbled Stones by the Pound. You'll find white jade from Indonesia, Rich Jade from China, and Jungle Jade from Pakistan, each sold by the pound.

Points, Free Shapes, and Carvings. The flat of green jade points holds about 3 pounds of points with polished tops and rough bases. From Pakistan, there's a yellow jade point with a polished top, a black jade free shape, and a pair of jade free shapes that weigh about 2.5 pounds together. The set of three carved jade eggs is made for an altar or a shelf.

Bracelets and Necklaces. The bracelets come in green jade, Chinese jade in 4mm, 8mm, and 10mm beads, butter jade, yellow jade, red jade, purple jade, and Snake Dragon Jade, plus the New Jade Serenity Dragonfly Bracelet. The yellow jade bracelet is a quartz, not a true jade, and the purple jade bracelet is dyed. The Prosperity Lucky Pig Necklace strings jade and pyrite beads around a pig charm.

Sets. The Success and Good Luck gemstone sets each include a piece of Rich Jade.

How to Choose Jade

Start with whether you want true jade. If you do, choose a piece with nephrite in its name. If you're choosing by color, the other names give you more shades: butter jade is yellow-green, white jade is creamy, and Jungle Jade is a deep green.

Then choose the form by where you'll use it. For luck and prosperity work, carry a tumbled stone or keep a point by the register or on your desk. For everyday wear, choose a bracelet. For an altar or a shelf, the free shapes and the flat of points are display sizes.

Nephrite is 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale and very tough, so it resists chipping and breaking. Wipe jade with a soft cloth, and take dyed pieces off before swimming or soaking.

Explore Related Collections

Jade Bracelets gathers the bracelets in one place, and Green Crystals carries the other green stones. Aventurine Crystals carries the green stone most often mistaken for jade; it sparkles, and jade doesn't. Money Crystals and Luck & Fortune gather more of what people keep for prosperity and luck, and you'll find tumbled stones of other kinds in Tumbled Stones.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is jade?
Jade is the name for two different stones, nephrite and jadeite. Nephrite is usually green but can be yellow, white, or black, and it's the jade that has been carved in China since the Neolithic. Jadeite comes mostly from Myanmar and includes bright green imperial jade, the most valuable jade.

What does jade symbolize?
In crystal practice, jade is kept for good luck, prosperity, and protection, and it belongs to the heart chakra. Scott Cunningham lists it for love, wisdom, protection, and prosperity, under Venus and the element of Water. In China, jade was treasured alongside gold as a symbol of heaven.

How can you tell if jade is real?
Real jade is nephrite or jadeite. It feels cool and heavy in the hand, and it's hard enough that a steel knife won't scratch it. Dyed stone shows color collected in its cracks, and glass often shows tiny bubbles. Here, the pieces with nephrite in their names are true jade.

How much is jade worth?
It depends on the kind. Nephrite is affordable: here, a nephrite nugget bracelet is $9.95, a nephrite point is $11.95, and a pound of tumbled nephrite is $20.95. Fine jadeite costs far more, and imperial jade is the most valuable jade there is.

What color is jade?
Jade is best known as green, but it comes in many colors. Nephrite is typically green and can also be yellow, white, or black. Jadeite ranges from white through green to lavender, yellow, orange, brown, and black.

Does white jade bring good luck?
In crystal practice, white jade is kept as a calming, lucky stone. In China, white "mutton-fat" nephrite was the most highly prized jade for most of the country's history.