和(he)田(tian)玉(yu)(yu),“中國(guo)四大名(ming)玉(yu)(yu)”之(zhi)一(其三為陜西藍田(tian)玉(yu)(yu)、遼(liao)寧(ning)岫玉(yu)(yu)和(he)河南(nan)獨山玉(yu)(yu))。和(he)田(tian)玉(yu)(yu)雖然因新(xin)疆(jiang)和(he)田(tian)而(er)命名(ming),但(dan)其本(ben)身不是地(di)域概念,并(bing)非特指新(xin)疆(jiang)和(he)田(tian)地(di)區出產的玉(yu)(yu),而(er)是一類產品的名(ming)稱。中國(guo)把(ba)透(tou)閃石(shi)(shi)(shi)成(cheng)份占98%以上的石(shi)(shi)(shi)頭(tou)都命名(ming)為和(he)田(tian)玉(yu)(yu),都在國(guo)標范圍內。其主要成(cheng)分是角閃石(shi)(shi)(shi)族單斜角閃石(shi)(shi)(shi)晶系(xi)之(zhi)透(tou)閃石(shi)(shi)(shi),透(tou)閃石(shi)(shi)(shi)含量越高,質量越好。