Qn on jade bangle

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Silver Mom said:
clairejune, sometimes when I look at it though it does have a violet tinge. I guess it would be so hard to get a completely blue one yeah? I am really curious to see what a truly truly blue one looks like so if you should find one, please post the picture. Thank you so much for your very kind patience. I appreciate all your efforts.
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Silver Mom, your blue bangle is gorgeous! Actually i esp like that it has slight tinges of green and purple - makes it more unique and interesting to look at, imo. I think it is a reasonable price for something so beautiful :smile1:

After u bring it home, can u post some pics of it in sunlight/daylight? Really curious how it looks under sunlight :smile1:
 
#602
BreadnGem said:
Silver Mom, your blue bangle is gorgeous! Actually i esp like that it has slight tinges of green and purple - makes it more unique and interesting to look at, imo. I think it is a reasonable price for something so beautiful :smile1:

After u bring it home, can u post some pics of it in sunlight/daylight? Really curious how it looks under sunlight :smile1:
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Will do. I have it home now but it is night time. I will take pictures of it tomorrow. Thanks much.
 
#604
petals12 said:
Silver Mom, this bangle looks very nice and watery. Is that the actual color of the bangle, bluish?...can you put it on your wrist and put it next to it ... The price seems decent enough, esp. nowadays they cost so much....

It must be nice to be able to bring it home and then decide on rather to get it or not...good luck!:p
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Yes Petals it is bluish. At first I thought it was violet but then I put it next to my lavender bangle and it really looked blue.
 
#606
clairejune said:
Chalcedony and agates are quartz and have a hardness of 6, which is just a tad less than jadeite, but they are much less tough and thus are more brittle. It's the toughness not the hardness which makes jadeite durable. All that said, I've carved agate with my tremel tool using diamond tipped points, and it is amazing how tough it is! I'm sure if you gave quarts a strong impact though, it would shatter.
BTW, last night my B jade lavender bangle fell from my dresser onto the bouncy wooden floor....and shattered into 8 pieces! Talk about the compromised strength of B jade, sheesh. I am a little sad because though I stopped loving it after discovering it was in fact B jade, I thought of it as an expensive accessory. Oh Well.

Sikat- Jadebuddhashop looks legit, their prices are similar to JOJO, but I don't know anything else. I've wondered the same thing.
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Oh no!! I'm sorry to hear that. Yes... time for a new one!

Hey, do you still have the pieces? I'm curious if grade B jadeite looks different from grade A when broken.

Thanks for the quartz info... If I find a pretty one (and inexpensive) I might take one for a test drive.
 
#608
Thanks Barbie. The broken pieces looked like shiny aggregates of mini crystals inside. I was trying to see if the texture changed in the middle because of less polymer but it was even through. Such a waste. At least it inspired my search for jadeite education and two more lovely grade A bangles followed. Note to self and others, never leave bangle on high, flat surfaces. A drawer is much better, especially if you have a cat.
 
#609
clairejune said:
Thanks Barbie. The broken pieces looked like shiny aggregates of mini crystals inside. I was trying to see if the texture changed in the middle because of less polymer but it was even through. Such a waste. At least it inspired my search for jadeite education and two more lovely grade A bangles followed. Note to self and others, never leave bangle on high, flat surfaces. A drawer is much better, especially if you have a cat.
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A well-done B?


But then again hardly anyone will have the chance to see the inner structure of jadeite so we won't know what to expect either.
 
#611
OK, here are some of the blues I found. None have the pure color that Silver Mom's has. For comparison purposes, most are between 2500-3500, with one very expensive one. The blues that are great on jojo's site are also very translucent and 30,000 and up. I don't think they're as pretty as Silver Mom's though! blue 2700.jpg

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