Jade (Nephrite and Jadeitite) and Serpentinite: Metasomatic Connections

Harlow, George E.; Sorensen, Sorena S.

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“…From geological information, there are about 120 known nephrite deposits in the world, distributed in roughly 20 countries (Harlow and Sorensen 2005). In East Asia, nephrite deposits are located in Siberia, Mainland China, Korea, Japan, and at Fengtian in eastern Taiwan.…”

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4000 Years of Migration and Cultural Exchange : The Archaeology of the Batanes Islands, Northern Philippines

Bellwood¹,

Dizon²

2013

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terra australis 40Terra Australis reports the results of archaeological and related research within the south and east of Asia, though mainly Australia, New Guinea and island Melanesia -lands that remained terra australis incognita to generations of prehistorians. Its subject is the settlement of the diverse environments in this isolated quarter of the globe by peoples who have maintained their discrete and traditional ways of life into the recent recorded or remembered past and at times into the observable present.

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4000 Years of Migration and Cultural Exchange : The Archaeology of the Batanes Islands, Northern Philippines

Bellwood¹,

Dizon²

2013

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“…The high specific weight, toughness and hardness of the jadeitite, coupled with its peculiar green color, make this lithology particularly suitable for the building of tools. The archaeological finds suggest that these "green stones" axes have got a wide spread in the Neolithic period, reaching for example all of Western Europe (France, Germany, Spain and England) (Harlow and Sorensen 2005; Fig. 2).…”

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The Quaternary succession of the Bulè and Alpetto valleys (Monviso Massif, Piedmont) as a possible supply for prehistoric jade axes raw material

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Avondetto

Groppo

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Rend. Fis. Acc. Lincei

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This contribution presents a geological mapping of the Quaternary succession of the Bulè and low Alpetto tributary valleys (Po Valley, Piedmont), together with preliminary data on its petrography. The investigated area, covering an altitude range between 3015 and 1485 meters a.s.l., is located in the Monviso Massif Ophiolite Complex, at the contact with marble and calcschist of the DoraMaira Massif cover. The Quaternary sequence mainly consists of glacial, outwash, debris and landslide deposits, with local torrential/avalanche and colluvial bodies. The investigation on the petrographic composition of these sediments has allowed to recognize the occasional occurrence of jadeitite boulders, likely exploited during the Neolithic period for axe head production. Four possible jadeitite blocks have been found, one of them is described here for the first time, sizing up to 1 m 3 . In detail, one of the finds is a Neolithic site of jade polishing in the high Bulè Valley, that was referred to the middle of V millennium B.C. (Allisio, 2012). The jadeitite blocks have been found in the debris (site a), landslide (site b), glacial (site c) and outwash (site d) sediments. The petrographic characterization of the new jadeitite samples, might potentially shed light on the still controversial genesis of these peculiar rocks.

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“…In the book, Henry S. Washington's chapter reviewed 'Localities and geological occurrence of jade', and stated that 'A small number of worked jade objects have also come from Japan, but probably in the course of commerce from China, as we have the explicit statement of Mr. Wada, formerly professor of Mineralogy at the University of Tokio, and ex-Director-General of the Geological Survey of Japan, that jade is not found geologically in that country.' Note that Washington was the first one to have described whole-rock compositions of Japanese blueschists from Sambagawa and Kamuikotan belts in 1901; see Step-wise fluid infiltration along the fracture/fault to form multi-generation P-type jadeitite (after Harlow and Sorensen 2005). As in Figure 3, the width of these veins and blocks can vary from about 1.5 to 50 m. Washington (1901).…”

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“…Harlow and Sorensen, 2005;Harlow et al, 2015). Up to twenty localities have been reported in four Phanerozoic orogenic belts (circum-Pacific, Uralides and Central Asia/Altaids, Caribbean, and Alps-Himalayas), excluding xenoliths in kimberlitic pipes (Fig.…”

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“…Since a comprehensive review by Harlow and Sorensen (2005), several update reviews (Harlow et al, 2007Tsujimori and Harlow, 2012;Shi et al, 2012;Flores et al, 2013;Franz et al, 2014;Harlow et al, 2014Harlow et al, , 2015Harlow et al, , 2016 and one special issue related to jadeitite as well as numerous research papers have been published. Gemological perspectives on Japanese jadeitite were also summarized recently by Abduriyim et al (2017).…”

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Jadeitite (jadeite jade) from Japan: History, characteristics, and perspectives

Tsujimori

Harlow

2017

Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences

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Jadeitite, known as 'hisui' in Japan, has been esteemed as sacred stone in both ancient and modern Japanese cultures. Although it was thought that the source material of Japanese jadeitite was brought from China, the identification of jadeite in 1939 changed this interpretation. Japanese jadeitites and jadeite-rich metasomatic rocks are found in Paleozoic and also Mesozoic geotectonic units. All localities are situated in serpentinite mélange with high-pressure metamorphic rocks and/or serpentinite lenses within a high-pressure metamorphosed complex. Outcrop exposures of contact between jadeitite and host serpentinite are extremely rare. Normally the jadeitites show lithological heterogeneity in the same locality due to multiple deformation, recrystallization, and metasomatic fluid infiltration. Studies over the last two decades have interpreted jadeitite in worldwide either as the direct aqueous fluid precipitate (P-type) from subduction channel into the overlying mantle wedge, as the metasomatic replacement (R-type) by such fluids of oceanic plagiogranite, graywacke, or metabasite along the channel margin, or a combination of these two processes. Japanese jadeitites are classified into one or the other type. Multiple stable isotope characterization analyses for jadeitite and related metasomatic rocks and serpentinite become increasingly important to decode fluid behaviors in past subduction zone. However, available geochemical data on Japanese jadeitite are very limited in comparison with other studied localities. More systematic research will unlock new insights about fluid flow and its impacts at the bottom of forearc mantle where jadeitites form. Chemical differentiation and transportation of the fluids involved in jadeititeformation are crucial topics requiring further research. Nevertheless, the designation of jadeite (and jadeitite) as the national stone of Japan by the Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences in 2016 should bolster education of the public about this revered stone and its role in subduction zone processes.

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Jade (Nephrite and Jadeitite) and Serpentinite: Metasomatic Connections

Cited by 196 publications

References 53 publications

4000 Years of Migration and Cultural Exchange : The Archaeology of the Batanes Islands, Northern Philippines

4000 Years of Migration and Cultural Exchange : The Archaeology of the Batanes Islands, Northern Philippines

The Quaternary succession of the Bulè and Alpetto valleys (Monviso Massif, Piedmont) as a possible supply for prehistoric jade axes raw material

Jadeitite (jadeite jade) from Japan: History, characteristics, and perspectives

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