Lemon Jade

Shop lemon jade beads for jewelry making — waxy yellow-green strands in faceted cubes, smooth flat hearts, heishi discs, faceted spiral twists and faceted diamond rhombus, sold by the strand.

Lemon jade is a trade name for serpentine, not jade. In the market the name sits on serpentine, a softer material at roughly 2.5 to 5.5 on the Mohs scale, with a waxy green-to-yellow look. It is the same family that reaches the market as “new jade” and “olive jade”. These are real stones that wear well as beads, and the trade name travels with the strand — they are simply not jade. True jade means only jadeite or nephrite. Every listing states the material and size for that strand.