Jade is a green gemstone that is very significant in Chinese culture for healing, jewelry, weapons, and decorative objects. However, even in the West, jade is used for its metaphysical properties.There are two types of jade: jadeite and nephrite. The main difference between nephrite jade and jadeite is quality. Jadeite is of higher quality, rarer, and very expensive compared to nephrite. They have similar metaphysical properties, although there are some differences.