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Author:  boblalux [ Sun Jun 20, 2010 11:23 am ]
Post subject:  Green Tiger-eye jade

I recently bought from a dealer in Thailand (very cheap) what was described as a "Green tiger-eye jade" bracelet. Upon asking for more details, he said he doesn't know exactly, but it is a "colored jade."
Testing the bracelet, I get a spec. grav. of 2.45 and a RI of 1.776 .
What could it be?

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Author:  Barbara O. Ellis [ Sun Jun 20, 2010 3:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

Just guessing, but it might be a type of crystalline quartz :|

Author:  boblalux [ Sun Jun 20, 2010 3:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

Yes, but, look at the values for SG and RI.

Author:  Barbara O. Ellis [ Sun Jun 20, 2010 3:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

Yeah, just looked again #-o . The only other thing I can think of with the RI/SG range would be glass. I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer, though, so perhaps someone else can be more helpful :oops: .

Author:  Bill Hanneman [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

I would question whether your analytical results are correct.
How did you determine the RI of the curved surface?
Have you considered the sample might not be homogeneous—something like an organic polymer filled jadeite?

Author:  boblalux [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

The bracelet is round, yes, but it is totally composed of flat surfaces in the 3-5mm range, which are difficult to see on the photo I attached. I got a good line. As far as organics or colouration is concerned, I've had the bracelet in acetone for at least 5 minutes - no attack of the bracelet, no colouration of the acetone.

Author:  boblalux [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:20 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

.... that is, I got a good line reading on the hand-held diffraction refractometer.

Author:  Alberto [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

hi,

about taking RI, did you used the spot system? did you took multiple consistent values in different part of the bracelet?
ciao
alberto

Author:  boblalux [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

The spot system wasn't necessary, as I maneged to carefully find one of the small flat surfaces. I measured at least 4 times around the bracelet, all readings consistently about 1.775 .

Author:  Alberto [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 5:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

Both SG and RI are consistent with glass, even if the RI is a little bit high...

Author:  michael_e [ Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

What's that bracelet look like under a microscope ? All of the natural materials that I've seen looking like that will show some evidence of a granular crystalline nature when looked at closely and with transmitted lighting. I've never seen glass have that granular look. I would think that glass would be obvious under a microscope, particularly in the areas with a dramatic change in color.

Author:  boblalux [ Tue Jun 22, 2010 12:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

Under the binocular microscope, no evidence of grainy texture, not even in the colour change areas. I now think it must be a glass.

Author:  Swishman [ Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

FYI, RI of glass can go up to 2.1 currently. I have some here currently that is 1.9.

Author:  empress [ Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

It has patterns like agate - just the wrong color...and many of those bracelets are agate.

Author:  allen [ Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:17 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Green Tiger-eye jade

It also has patterns that are typical of flow lines in glass.

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