Question: what is the difference between a jade and emerald?
Answer: The main difference between Emerald and Jade is that the Emerald is a green gemstone, a beryl variety and Jade is a ornamental stone. Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium. ... Emerald is a cyclosilicate.