Jaguar jade is a special sample of such an ornamental rock, essential for Mesoamerican cultures, as well as for the ancient East. With energetic properties of great benefit, Jaguar jade boasts a unique beauty, which, like its Nephrite counterpart, is a garment coveted by fans of precious gems and high-value jewelry.
Nephrite and Jadeite. Jade is made up of various silicate materials, which make it differentiate between two classes, according to its composition and rock density. First, there is the nephrite. This type of jade is aggregated by microcrystalline fibers of calcium, amphibole, magnesium and iron. Within its classification, there are three sublevels, such as tremollite, ferroactinolite, and actinolite. In each of them there is an indispensable amount of iron, which at higher concentration gives the respective greenness, which raises its value.
The second classification of jade is Jadeite. Rich in aluminum and sodium pyroxene, this class is indispensable as a precious gem, due to its microcrystalline formation, woven into interlocking figures. In its purest form, Jadeite jade turns out to be of higher density, raising its level of quality, with unparalleled brightness and color shedding. In the case of Jaguar jade, it falls under the Jadeite classification.
The constitution of Jaguar jade differentiates it with a hardness of between 7.0 and 7.5 degrees on the Mohs scale, seeing its coloration, with a particular dark green, with different black traces being appreciated in its structure. Being common to find deposits in Asia, Jaguar jade is also known as Chinese jade.
Its use in this part of the world was directed to the sculpture of Buddhas, dragons and snakes, which led to its use in rituals to attract good luck and prosperity. In fact, it is believed that the more black traces the gem has, the more power of attraction towards prosperity it will have.
Guatemalan Jaguar. Despite the Asian popularity of jade trading, the Central American nation of Guatemala has a richly diverse culture driven by the exploration, exploitation, and display of mighty jade deposits. Specifically of the Jaguar species, the areas of Zacapa, Sierra de las Minas and Río Motagua are recognized as rich in this type of precious minerals that dazzle for their beauty and ancestral power. Ranging from grayish white to the darker version of Jadein this area are also governed by various popular traditions, dating back to the development of the first local civilizations.
The culture tells that the grayish version of Jade has properties that can influence the fertile capacity, as well as strengthen pure love, and even renew energies as an injection of youth, while the shades of green, ranging from light to dark , like the Jaguar, has healing properties, specifically, in the resolution of spiritual imbalance, turning negative energies into positive ones.