Types of New Zealand Jade (Pounamu)
Kahurangi
Kahurangi means prized, precious, honourable, distinguished and treasured.
Kahurangi is also a type of light-green, translucent greenstone without flaws or spots that is highly prized.
Kahurangi also means blue as in the phrase, 'Kahu o te Rangi' meaning 'the cloak of the heavens'.
Kawakawa
Kawakawa Pounamu is the strongest and darkest form of pounamu. It is not usually translucent and occasionally has black flecks through the stone.
It shares its name with the New Zealand native Kawakawa plant, which is known for its medicinal and culinary properties.
Inanga
Inanga Pounamu is identified by its pearly white or grey/green colours, with varying translucency.
This stone gained its name from the New Zealand Inanga Whitebait fish.
Kokopu
The spotted textures and range of colour give this stone a diverse presence. Kokopu Pounamu shares its name with the New Zealand native fish.
Totoweka
Totoweka Pounamu has deep greens with red dots or streaks.
This stone takes it's name from the New Zealand native bird, the Weka.
Tahutahi
Tahutahi is the rarest type of all stones. It has a vibrant green colour with a snowflake imprint.
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