latinized bayer designation
- Jadeite (Wikipedia)
Jadeite is a pyroxene mineral with composition NaAlSi2O6. It is hard (Mohs hardness of about 6.5 to 7.0), very tough, and dense, with a specific gravity of about 3.4. It is found in a wide range of colors, but is most often found in shades of green or white. Jadeite is formed only in the subduction zones of continental margins, where rock undergoes metamorphism at high pressure but relatively low temperature.
- Wezen (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
WEZEN (Delta Canis Majoris). Shining at third rank in Canis Major, the Greater Dog, at bright second magnitude (1.84), Wezen is not far behind the Dog’s Adhara.
