Polished Olive Jade Tumbled Stone Natural Crystal
Olive Jade is a warm green variety of jade, prized for its smooth waxy luster and natural mottled coloring. These tumbled pieces range across soft olive, moss, and yellow-green tones, with darker flecks and pale cloudy patches that give each stone its own character. Polished to a smooth finish, they have the dense, cool-to-the-touch feel that jade is known for. Because the coloring forms naturally, the exact shade and patterning vary from stone to stone.
Olive Jade Features
- Natural olive-green jade with waxy luster
- Warm moss, olive, and yellow-green tones with natural mottling
- Tumbled and polished to a smooth finish
- Roughly 1 to 1.5 inches, about 5 oz per piece
- Sold individually as one hand-picked stone
- Dense, smooth, cool-to-the-touch feel
Olive Jade Benefits
Olive jade has the calm, earthy green that has made jade a favorite for carving and adornment across cultures for thousands of years. The smooth, polished surface is pleasant to hold, and its dense weight gives it reassuring heft for its size, which is part of why jade works so well as a palm or pocket stone. The muted green pairs naturally with wood, stone, and neutral interiors, and it makes an easy, affordable gift for anyone drawn to green stones or jade.
Olive Jade Materials
Jade is the name for two minerals, nephrite and jadeite, and green stones sold as olive jade are most commonly nephrite or serpentine, both dense green stones with a similar look and feel. It typically rates around 5 to 6.5 on the Mohs hardness scale depending on the exact material, making it reasonably durable. These green jade varieties are found in China, Russia, Canada, and elsewhere.
Olive Jade Usage Tips
- Clean with warm water and a soft cloth, then dry thoroughly
- Reasonably durable, but store apart from harder stones to avoid scratches
- Avoid harsh chemicals, which can dull the polished surface over time
- Keep out of prolonged direct sunlight to preserve the green coloring
- Enjoy as a palm stone, since jade's smooth, cool feel is part of its appeal
Disclaimer
Size, shape, and color may vary from the photos. Each Olive Jade stone is natural, so no two pieces are identical.
