Batu Sojol memiliki warna dasar hijau, dengan paduan warna lainnya.

Misalkan hijau kekuningan, hijau kemerahan, hijau kusam, hijau kehitaman,

dan atau hijau keabu-abuan.

Apabila disenter batunya tembus cahaya. Namun tidak masuk dalam kategori
batu kalsedon. Melainkan batu ini masuk dalam kategori Nephrite.

Asal-usul Penamaan

Dalam literature geologi disebutkan, Nephrite adalah berbagai kalsium dan

magnesium yang mengandung amphibole dan mineral actinolite. Rumus
kimia untuk Nephrite adalah Ca2(Mg, Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2.

Nephrite tidak hanya terbatas pada batu berwarna hijau saja. Tapi juga warna
hitam, pink, merah, dan putih. Sebagai contoh Nephrite warna putih adalah
Giok Salju dari Aceh, di China disebut Giok Lemak Kambing.

Sojol masuk dalam kategori Batu Nephrite yang memiliki warna dasar hijau.

Batu ini dinamakan Sojol karena berasal dari Kecamatan Sojol, Kabupaten
Donggala, Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah. Di Aceh disebut batu Giok, juga disebut
batu Nephrite.

Nephrite is a rock comprising mostly massive microcrystalline to cryptocrystalline felted

amphiboles of the tremolite - actinolite series. 

Nephrite is one of the two rocks termed as jade, the other being jadeitite = jadeite jade,
consisting mostly of jadeite (although the term fei cui jade is now preferred as the pyroxene
composition may also include omphacite and/or kosmochlor. Both are extremely tough and
resistant to fracture such that they have been used for making choppers and blades since
Neolithic times. 

In addition to amphibole, nephrite can contain minor to trace amounts of diopside, grossularitic

garnet, magnetite, chromite, graphite, apatite, rutile, pyrite, datolite, vesuvianite, prehnite, talc,
the serpentine polymorphs and titanite. 

White nephrite, termed white jade or mutton-fat jade, is nearly pure tremolite, while most
nephrite is green owing to the Fe content in actinolite. Chromium colors nephrite emerald
 + 3+ 2+ 2+
green (via a Na -Cr  vs. Ca -Mg  substitution) and yellow to brown nephrite is stained by
iron oxides and hydroxides introduced along grain boundaries.

Classification of NephriteHide
 Rock
o Metamorphic rock
 High-grade metamorphic rock
 Jade
 Nephrite

Synonyms of NephriteHide
Aotea
Axe-stone
B.C. Jade
Grave Jade
Lapis Nephriticus
Nephrite jade
Nephrite (of Werner)
New Zealand Greenstone
New Zealand Jade
Pounamu
Spinach Jade
Talcum Nephriticus
Tomb Jade

Other Language Names for NephriteHide

Dutch:Nefriet

French:Néphrite

German:Nephrit
Beilstein

Japanese:ネフライト
 Latvian:Nefrīts

Polish:Nefryt

Simplified Chinese:软玉

Spanish:Nefrita
Nephrita

Varieties of NephriteHide
Black
A generic term referring to all nephrite jades of a black or nearly black colour, which is usually caused by microscopic in
Nephrite
mainly graphite. 
Jade

One of the classic Chinese jades. It consists almost entirely of tremolite, but may contain up to 5 wt.-% of impurities suc
Hetian Jade
as diopside, epidote, clinozoisite, olivine, dolomite, quartz, magnetite, pyrite, apatite, limonite and carbonaceous matt

One of the classic Chinese jades, also known as Qinghai Jade. It consists of actinolite and tremolite in varying proportion
minor wollastonite. The most valuable specimens have green-white patterns.
Kunlun Jade

This material has not t...

A variety of tremolite jade (white jade), which varies in colour from white to yellow, gray, pale blue and light green. The
Lantian Jade
of iron oxides (yellow), graphite (grey), and chlorite, epidote or serpentine group minerals (pale bl...

A green jade which consists mainly of tremolite with only minor actinolite. The green colour is caused by microscopic in
Manasi Jade
mainly chlorite and serpentine group minerals, and it frequently also contains diopside, grossular and chr...

Meiling Jade A typical tremolite jade, which comes in a variety of colours ranging from white to grey. The white colour varieties are t

Tremolite A generic term, referring to all varieties of nephrite which consist mainly of tremolite. While all white jades are tremolit
Jade are white. Hetian Jade, Manasi Jade and Meiling Jade, which are typical representatives of tremoli...

Tremolite jades with a low content of impurities are termed white jades. They typically are white or nearly so and gene
White Jade
jades.

A green jade, which contains both tremolite and actinolite in varying proportions. Some varieties may also contain antig
Xiuyan Jade
the classic Chinese jades.
Common AssociatesHide
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:

Quartz 13 photos of Nephrite associated with Quartz on mindat.org.

Chromite 3 photos of Nephrite associated with Chromite on mindat.org.

Tremolite 3 photos of Nephrite associated with Tremolite on mindat.org.

Opal 3 photos of Nephrite associated with Opal on mindat.org.

Pyrolusite 1 photo of Nephrite associated with Pyrolusite on mindat.org.

Actinolite 1 photo of Nephrite associated with Actinolite on mindat.org.

Grossular-Uvarovite Series 1 photo of Nephrite associated with Grossular-Uvarovite Series on mindat.org.

References for NephriteHide

Reference List:

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Ronzio, A.R. and Salmon, M. (1970) Trace elements in jade. Gems and Minerals: 389: 24-25,
45.

Bradt, R.C., Newnham, R.E., and Biggers, J.V. (1973) The toughness of jade. American
Mineralogist, vol. 58, 727-732.

Zhenhua Zhou and Jiarui Feng (2010) A petrological and mineralogical comparison between
Xinjiang nephrite and Xiuyan nephrite. Acta Petrologica et Mineralogica 29(3), 331-340.