What is New Jade?Sometimes called Korean Jade, SuoChow Jade, Serpentine Jade, Xiu Jade, Street Jade and probably several other names I haven't heard yet, this beautiful workable stone is really from the...
I bought a great quantity of product from this seller and eventually had the "jadeite", "chalcedone" and "blue agate" analyzed by GIA. Per GIA results,which cost me @$1000,not only were the items not jadeite...
Gem Auctions at AmyGemStore Jade (Jadeite Nephrite) Jade refers to two different minerals---Jadeite and Nephrite Both stones are rocks (aggregates)—masses of tightly interlocking crystals. However, they...
Jade is an ornamental stone. The term jade is applied to two different rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals; Nephrite jade and jadeitite. Nephrite and jadeitite were used by people from the...
Care Tips of Jade Jade can be safely cleaned in soapy water, untrasonics and steamers. It reacts slightly to warm acids. Since jade has a lower hardness than gems such as sapphire, emerald and topaz, it can...
Chemical Formula: NaAl(Si2O6) Mineral Name: Nephrite or Jadeite Color: Shades of emerald green as well as white, gray, yellow, orange and violet Hardness: 6.5 - 7.0 Specific Gravity: 3.25-3.36 The...
Gem Auctions At AllgemstoRe Care Tips of Jade / Anniversary Gemstone Chart 12th Year Jade can be safely cleaned in soapy water, untrasonics and steamers. It reacts slightly to warm acids. Since jade has...
There are many ways of testing jade, some people suggest scratching, the sound test, one that I tend to use is a good srong eye glass I use a 20x loop, if you have bought a small piece of Jade? look under the...
The myth of Jade Jade--a gemstone of unique symbolic energy, and unique in the myths that surround it. With its beauty and wide--ranging expressiveness, jade has held a special attraction for mankind for...
Jade Jade many fine nuances of green, but also in shades of white, grey, black, yellow, and orange and in delicate violet tones. The English word 'jade' is derived from the Spanish term piedra de ijada (first...