Editing Nephrite (section)

==Name==
The name ''nephrite'' is derived from the Latin {{lang|la|lapis nephriticus}}, which in turn is derived from the [[Ancient Greek]] {{wikt-lang|grc|λίθος}} {{wikt-lang|grc|νεφριτικός}} ({{grc-transl|λίθος νεφριτικός}}) or {{wikt-lang|grc|νεφρός}} λίθος ({{grc-transl|νεφρός λίθος}}), which means "kidney stone" and is the Latin and Greek version of the Spanish {{lang|es|piedra de ijada}} (the origin of ''jade'' and ''jadeite'').<ref>{{cite book |title=Pre-Columbian Jade from Costa Rica |last=Easby |first=Elizabeth Kennedy |year=1968 |publisher=André Emmerich Inc |location=New York }}</ref> Accordingly, nephrite jade was once believed to be a cure for kidney stones.{{cn|date=November 2022}}

===Other names===
Besides the terms already mentioned, nephrite has the following synonyms and varieties: ''axe-stone'', ''B.C. jade'', ''Beilstein'', ''kidney stone'', {{lang|la|lapis nephriticus}}, ''nephrite'', ''nephrite'', {{lang|mi|[[pounamu]]}}, ''New Zealand greenstone'',<ref name="GRG"/> ''New Zealand jade'',<ref name="GRG"/> ''spinach jade'' (dark grayish green),<ref name="GRG"/> and {{lang|la|talcum nephriticus}}. ''Tomb jade'' or ''grave jade'' are names given to ancient burial nephrite pieces with a brown or chalky white texture as a surface treatment.<ref name="GRG"/>