和(he)田(tian)玉(yu)(yu),“中(zhong)國四大名玉(yu)(yu)”之一(其(qi)(qi)三為(wei)陜西藍田(tian)玉(yu)(yu)、遼寧岫玉(yu)(yu)和(he)河南獨山(shan)玉(yu)(yu))。和(he)田(tian)玉(yu)(yu)雖然因新疆(jiang)和(he)田(tian)而命名,但(dan)其(qi)(qi)本身不是地(di)域概念(nian),并非特指新疆(jiang)和(he)田(tian)地(di)區出(chu)產的玉(yu)(yu),而是一類(lei)產品的名稱。中(zhong)國把透(tou)(tou)閃(shan)(shan)石(shi)成份(fen)占98%以上(shang)的石(shi)頭都(dou)命名為(wei)和(he)田(tian)玉(yu)(yu),都(dou)在國標范圍內。其(qi)(qi)主要成分是角閃(shan)(shan)石(shi)族單斜角閃(shan)(shan)石(shi)晶系之透(tou)(tou)閃(shan)(shan)石(shi),透(tou)(tou)閃(shan)(shan)石(shi)含量越高,質量越好。