Nephrite (Left Shoulder Gem)

Nephrite is a Crystal Gem and an original character made by BlueWhiteLight.

Appearance
Nephrite has a green complexion with light cream hair and one eye. She has a black-green body suit and star patterns on her chest and knees. Her gemstone is on her left shoulder.

Personality
Nephrite is described as easily startled and confused but very skilled when fighting.

Abilities
Nephrite possesses standard Gem abilities including bubbling, shapeshifting, fusion, regeneration, agelessness and superhuman strength/durability.

Fusions with Canon Gems

 * When fused with Pearl, they form Bowenite.

Unique Abilities

 * Corrosive Liquid Generation: Nephrite can produce an extremely corrosive substance that can easily erode various materials, ranging from wood to stone to ice. She can use this corrosive substance as a projectile to attack from afar or assault enemies with a constant torrent of the substance to easily break down their defenses.

Skillset

 * Nunchuck Proficiency: Nephrite can summon nunchucks.

Gemology
Gemstone Information

Jade is one of the oldest and most important gemstones, with a history dating over 7,000 years. It is especially prized throughout Chinese and Latin American cultures, often holding more value than gold. The term 'jade' was derived from 'Piedra de Ijada', a Spanish phrase meaning 'stone for the pain in the side' because Spanish explorers saw natives of Central America holding pieces of jade to their sides, believing that it could cure ills. The name 'nephrite' was derived from the Greek word for 'kidney', which refers to its supposed ability to cure kidney disease. Nephrite is one of two distinct mineral forms classified as jade (the other is jadeite) and up until 1863, nephrite was believed to be one and the same as jadeite.

Nephrite is a fibrous aggregate variety of tremolite-actinolite, a basic calcium magnesium iron silicate, whereas jadeite is a pyroxene mineral. Nephrite is more common than jadeite and although it is slightly softer than jadeite, it is considered tougher due to its denser structure. Traditional Chinese jade typically refers to nephrite since there are no actual jadeite deposits located in China. Today, green nephrite is considered to be the most valuable nephrite, but translucent, white nephrite was considered the most valuable up until the introduction of fine Burmese 'imperial' jadeite jade during the 18th century.