Stone
20th centuryChineseOpaque, light brownish green and slightly calcified cream-colored nephrite
12th-11th century BCEChineseStrongly calcified, originally gray-green nephrite
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBlack and blackish green stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseGreenish gray and black stone
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseBarely translucent, brownish green and russet stone
3rd century BCE-1st century CEChineseBlack nephrite with faint markings
2nd millennium BCEChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseBone-colored, partly calcified nephrite with cinnabar adhering to the surfaces
2nd millennium BCEChineseLight green and brown nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise
16th-11th century BCEChineseHighly polished gray nephrite with dark brown markings
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTranslucent creamy brown nephrite partly covered by a calcareous deposit
11th-8th century BCEChinese