Gemstone Quiz

Jade

Made of fine interlocking crystals, you stay a quiet green and hard to break.

A soft glowOne steady colorGrown together

Jade is a stone with a deep green or white color and a soft, glossy sheen. In Japan, the kind of jade called jadeite is found around Itoigawa in Niigata Prefecture, and it has been shaped into beads and ornaments since the Jomon period, Japan's prehistoric era thousands of years ago. In 2016 it was chosen as “Japan's national stone” by the Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences.

Jade is made of countless tiny crystals gathered together and interlocked. So although it isn't nearly as hard as diamond, it's remarkably tough and hard to break when struck. Among your companions, you'd rather quietly keep your own color than stand out, and you're the one who keeps everyone connected.

Jade is sometimes carried from the mountains down rivers to the coast, where it's found as rounded stones with their edges worn away. You're good at keeping one thing going with people for a long time, but sudden change from outside the circle can make you slow to move. If you take it in little by little without rushing, the edges wear smooth.

Strengths

You can stand between people and hold long-lasting relationships together
Even when an argument breaks out, you can keep your calm tone
You can keep up a caretaking role you've agreed to, in the same steady way, for years

Where you may stumble

When a new way of doing things comes in from outside the circle, it takes you a while to get used to it
Before you've voiced your own view, the discussion has already been settled
When you're asked to be the one representing a group, it takes you days to answer

Sounds familiar, Jade?

At gatherings, you always end up next to the same person
You've been showing up to the same gathering, in the same way, for years
When things start heading toward an argument, you quietly go and open a window

Where you shine

Gatherings that have gone on for years, or moments when an argument is making the air prickly. With your quiet toughness, the circle tends to hold together.

Tips for “Jade”

With a new way of doing things, try it just once before deciding
In a discussion, try saying one thing before the first three people have spoken
When you're asked to take on a role, start by accepting just part of it

Matches

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Easy together

Amber — Amber beads and ornaments have also been found at Jomon-period sites. Like Jade, Amber has kept its shape for thousands of years. As two who value keeping things going without rushing, your pace of conversation matches.

Easy together

Moonstone — Moonstone, too, doesn't sparkle strongly but glows softly from within. Jade keeps its unchanging green while Moonstone moves its light to suit the room, so a quiet gathering gets just the right touch of change.

May clash

Diamond — Jade is only moderately hard, yet hard to break. Diamond is hard to scratch but splits easily in certain directions. Your kinds of strength are completely different, so each of your ways of doing things can look to the other like pushing too hard.