NEPHRITE
\nˈɛfɹa͡ɪt], \nˈɛfɹaɪt], \n_ˈɛ_f_ɹ_aɪ_t]\
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an amphibole mineral consisting of calcium magnesium silicate in monoclinic crystalline form; a source of jade that is less valuable than from jadeite; once believed to cure kidney disorders
By Princeton University
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Elizabeth Sara Sheppard
- An English novelist; born at Blackheath, 1830; died Brixton, March 13, 1862. She wrote noted "Charles Auchester"(1853), mystical art novel; "Counterparts, or the Cross of Love"(1854); "My First Season"(1855); "The Double Coronet"(1856); "Rumor", a musical and artistic novel(1858).