January 24 Through February 4—TUCSON, ARIZONA: Annual show
Welcome to the GemologyOnline.com Forum
A non-profit Forum for the exchange of gemological ideas
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:19 pm

All times are UTC - 4 hours




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 73 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Author Message
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:37 pm 
I have a very nice example of burmese glass jadeite, colorless, & clean enough to read thru, a very nice pendent, m76... 8)
Attachment:
xprnt03.JPG
xprnt03.JPG [ 42 KiB | Viewed 3922 times ]
Attachment:
brmjad1fnt.JPG
brmjad1fnt.JPG [ 45.33 KiB | Viewed 3922 times ]
Attachment:
certbj01.jpg
certbj01.jpg [ 42.07 KiB | Viewed 3913 times ]


Top
  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:31 am 
Offline
Valued Contributor

Joined: Sat Aug 25, 2012 3:45 am
Posts: 134
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nice glassy jadeite there!

For the jade lovers and hunters here, Have you guys check Taiwan? Taiwan (East coast area) used to produce fine quality nephrites decades ago (1970s to 1980s), but stopped its mass mining after that perios. I heard that small scale mining has been started since a few years back. The nephrite specimens from Taiwan are mostly even green in color, and Taiwanese nephrites with chatoyancy effect are quite popular and famous in Chinese market.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2014 12:48 pm 
Offline
Established Member

Joined: Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:41 pm
Posts: 49
Location: Wyoming USA
My 80 year old neighbor gave me a large pile of jade.
The white one may be jade as well.
They were in the same box but I don't know if
he sorted by stone or color.
The white one has light green to a grey on the end.
It is also not a pure white.


Attachments:
1399567100192-1.jpg
1399567100192-1.jpg [ 135.66 KiB | Viewed 3872 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Thu May 08, 2014 4:32 pm 
Offline
Moderator
User avatar

Joined: Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:31 pm
Posts: 4015
Location: North Carolina
Try the Hanneman Toughness Test™.
(take a flake, put it between two ceramic plates, and try to grind it. If it's incredibly difficult it's probably jade.)

_________________
Rough and cut classic and exotic synthetic gems:https://store.turtleshoard.com


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 10:15 am 
Offline
Valued Contributor

Joined: Tue Jan 02, 2018 11:12 pm
Posts: 206
a small nice piece from Burma I am working on. :D
will be on the dop soon...
hoping for some ice if we lucky. :mrgreen:


Attachments:
File comment: not enough green as I was Hoping before slicing , but nice texture and translucency in the white parts and some areas with a bit faded moss in snow.
IMG_20220603_174145.jpg
IMG_20220603_174145.jpg [ 834.73 KiB | Viewed 3486 times ]
1654264941397.jpg
1654264941397.jpg [ 711.81 KiB | Viewed 3496 times ]
1654264941379.jpg
1654264941379.jpg [ 922.46 KiB | Viewed 3496 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 12:32 pm 
Offline
Gold Member
User avatar

Joined: Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:58 pm
Posts: 1424
Location: San Marcos, CA
Dor, are you 100% sure you have jade in your hands. What tests have been done, or have you had a accredited lab id it?
Not that you have claimed it to be, but Burma and a reference to moss and snow is somewhat implied.

_________________
The Gem Garden
San Marcos, CA


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 1:19 pm 
Offline
Valued Contributor

Joined: Tue Jan 02, 2018 11:12 pm
Posts: 206
glhays wrote:
Dor, are you 100% sure you have jade in your hands. What tests have been done, or have you had a accredited lab id it?
Not that you have claimed it to be, but Burma and a reference to moss and snow is somewhat implied.



I almost sure... well, density is good.
these 2 small slices weight about 700g...
hardness is good.
so that's rule out many other possibilities
but you are the second person that already doubt it today, so I will cut a tin slice and make an RI test.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Fri Jun 03, 2022 1:38 pm 
Offline
Gold Member
User avatar

Joined: Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:58 pm
Posts: 1424
Location: San Marcos, CA
Not that I doubt it, but the images look a little bit granular in the surfaces. But there just pics.

_________________
The Gem Garden
San Marcos, CA


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Sat Jun 04, 2022 2:22 pm 
Offline
Valued Contributor

Joined: Tue Jan 02, 2018 11:12 pm
Posts: 206
glhays wrote:
Not that I doubt it, but the images look a little bit granular in the surfaces. But there just pics.


the surface has been worked a bit with the saw and with grinding wheel after, so maybe that's why... anyway it's confirmed as jadeite 1.66RI


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 3:46 pm 
Offline
Valued Contributor

Joined: Wed May 27, 2020 4:20 am
Posts: 128
Given that its an interesting debate on Jade, I thought I should share a beautiful piece of White Jade that I have. Bought this some time ago. Looked pretty. Anyway, thought I should share with the forum


Attachments:
White Jade.jpg
White Jade.jpg [ 26.9 KiB | Viewed 3332 times ]
White Jade I.jpg
White Jade I.jpg [ 16.82 KiB | Viewed 3332 times ]
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:12 pm 
Offline
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:22 pm
Posts: 21602
Location: San Francisco
Gorgeous. That would be cherished in any collector's cabinet.


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 4:15 am 
Offline
Gemology Online Veteran
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:03 am
Posts: 921
Location: Paris
Mohmand wrote:
Anyway, thought I should share with the forum


Hi Mohmand ,

You did well ! It is a magnificent piece that could be admired in a museum.
Thank you for sharing it with us .

_________________
danielle

"I always believed in being myself"- Thelonious Monk


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
 Post subject: Re: Jade White and coloured
PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 4:21 am 
Offline
Gemology Online Veteran
User avatar

Joined: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:03 am
Posts: 921
Location: Paris
Hi Dor ,

Very nice piece you share here ! Hope you'll be happy with the result when you cut it
I love jade and the great culture behind this mineral ...

_________________
danielle

"I always believed in being myself"- Thelonious Monk


Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 73 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4, 5

All times are UTC - 4 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 17 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group
Gemology Style ported to phpBB3 by Christian Bullock