The invention relates to a jade-type glass-ceramic and a preparation method thereof. The jade-type glass-ceramic contains a main crystal phase and can also contain a secondary crystal phase, wherein the maximum crystallite dimension of the secondary crystal phase is equal to or smaller than visible wavelength, the jade-type glass-ceramic contains the following components in percentage by weight: 45.0-75.0% of SiO2, 1.0-25.0% of Al2O3, 0-20.0% of alkaline earth metal oxide, 3.0-15.0% of alkali metal oxide, 0-4.0% of TiO2, 0-2.5% of ZrO2, 0-8.0% of F and the balance of flux and clarifier. The preparation method of the jade-type glass-ceramic comprises the steps that the main raw materials and the auxiliary materials are mixed uniformly and then are melted at high temperature to form molten glass, then the molten glass is thermally treated after being cooled and molded so as to form an organization structure beneficial to the penetration of the visible light part in molten glass, and after thermal treatment, the glass-ceramic is in a semitransparent neftdegil shape and becomes a jade-type glass-ceramic. The jade-type glass-ceramic has delicate texture, is translucent, can be widely used as a decorative plate, and can also be carved into handicrafts and prepared into tableware and sanitary ware.