Name: Jade. The Spanish conquerors of Mexico believed that a green stone prized by the Indians, would cure kidney stones. In the Far East a stone of similar colour and hardness has been carved for many centuries. Europeans called them jade. In 1863 the stones were compared and are now called nephrite and jadeite. - SuperStock
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Jade. The Spanish conquerors of Mexico believed that a green stone prized by the Indians, would cure kidney stones. In the Far East a stone of similar colour and hardness has been carved for many centuries. Europeans called them jade. In 1863 the stones were compared and are now called nephrite and jadeite.

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