red jade

Scarlet ornamental mineral

Red jade is a variety of jade—either jadeite or nephrite—that ranges from pale pink to deep crimson.

The color comes from iron or other mineral inclusions.

Rarer than green jade, red jade appears in jewelry and carved ornaments, and in Chinese tradition symbolizes luck, passion, and vitality: a red jade pendant, red jade beads.

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ancestral worship · carving · Chinese mythology · iron oxide · feng shui · good luck charm · passion · vitality · earring · protection · talisman · cinnabar · prosperity · healing stone · necklace · trace elements · ornament · bead

Opposites
jade color variety

red jadejadeite

Harder true jade mineral

white jade · nephrite

color warmth in gemstones

red jadeblue sapphire

Azure variety of corundum

emerald · aquamarine · turquoise · blue topaz · lapis lazuli

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red, jade, reds, redden, reddened, reddening, reddish, redder, reddest

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G