Observation of a jadeititic veinlet cutting across the albitite from Ohya-district, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan: Comparison with veinlet jadeitite from Tsugaike-district, Nagano Prefecture

Abstract

Jadeitite veinlets cutting across albitite have been found from the Ohya-district, Hyogo Prefecture.  The veinlets are consisted of jadeite crystals elongating parallel to the veinlets, whereas the jadeite crystals in the jadeitite veinlets from the other localities elongate perpendicular to the veinlet-wall boundaries.