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clairejune said:
Germanshepard, Gorgeous, gorgeous new bangle! I adore the delicacy of the colors and of course that super fine grain is TDF!!! It looks really moist too. Thanks for posting a picture of your DEEP green bangle. I adore it. It has such a massive power to it. I would love to get a bangle from that kind of jade too. I'm inspired!

Jadelover, I also love your bangle with the open stone line. It has such a nice moisture/translucence, wonderful color transitions and a fine, fine grain. I say wear it and if it cracks (really, most likely it will not) then have it hinged. Hinging can look very beautiful, especially on. Or, a fine gold band around the crack will make it extra strong if it feels weak to you now. I feel as though we get a good feeling about wether jade is weak or strong. My antique bangle should be here any day. I had a gold band put around a chip on the edge. I just had the feeling the jade was weak in that spot, and did not want to chance it actually cracking.

Daisy, Wow! I was way off about Shadow. Sorry, I have never seen a Main c00n before. And now I remember that you mentioned that way earlier in the thread! My memory ! :(
Anyway, what a lovely ruby ring! I'm a huge corundum fan and love sapphires and rubies! You are right, most rubies these days are heat treated, lead glass, heat flux, and synthetic rubies made with cracks and inclusions to look natural. It's very, very hard to find a natural one with good color. I love the slight purple color in it. I bet it will look great with your lavender bangle. I have one natural ruby ring which I could only afford because it's got inclusions, and I bought it 7 years ago when the prices were more reasonable! That really must have been pricey, but congratulations! It's gorgeous!!!!!
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Silver Mom said:
Gorgeous.
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Silver Mom said:
Well, it certainly is so beautiful. Very interesting too!
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Thank you to both ladies who own immaculous collection of jade pieces. Not to forget your knowledge on jade are so wide.:smile1:

Snake is now back on my wrist. ;)
 
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clairejune said:
Silver Mom, the term moist has nothing to do with polish. It is the way the jadeite reflects light inside the stone. Think of a very fresh gardenia petal or rose petal. When you look at it, you can tell that it is succulent with water inside. It almost has a dewy texture. It's similar with moist jade. Moist jade often has a very fine, or invisible grain. So it's the way the light reflects from the tiny, compressed crystals and it really looks moist, like a petal, a dewy fog etc. It's hard to describe.
I haven't seen too many jades that have a broken ice grain that also look moist. They look truly like broken ice. Same is true with 'watery' looking jade. Moist is a way of describing the kind of luminous light quality.
RE: Waxy vs. Glassy shine in nephrite, when I have described Allan's Yukon Snow bangles as glassy I mean that they have a vitreous shine, very much like the high polish shine of jadeite. A waxy shine means that it literally looks greasy. Imagine rubbing butter over one of your bangles. The shine would be more dull. This is the waxy look that SOME nephrite can have due to poor polish and the type of nephrite it is. This is not the case with the Yukon Snow type. It is glassy and vitreous in polish. Now, the material reflects light a bit differently than jadeite does because of crystal structure. Jadeite is like little interlocking tiles, while nephrite has long, hair like crystals. The length of the crystals in nephrite make it less brittle and tougher than jadeite, even though jadeite is just slightly stronger. Hope this helps!
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Wow, thank you soooooooo much clairejune. I am still trying to digest this. This is literally the best explanation I have received yet. You are the most patient person I know and I appreciate you taking the time to explain. Hopefully it will sink in and one day it will go off like a light in my head. Thank you again clairejune.
 
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Faithgrace7 said:
^^ It hard to find good colour, i 100% agree with u Silver mom, i think i going to love emerald, Dyansty name her Emerald to begin with.. i think i gonna keep that name too.. :heart:
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Faithgrace,
I've been looking and looking at pics of Emerald and it doesn't look gray to me. I love the green tones and the lavender is such a vivid shade. It looks simply gorgeous. But if you r not 100% and find the flaw bothering you then don't keep it. Cos you won't feel happy wearing it. Maybe try keeping her a couple of days and see if you grow to love her. If not, perhaps may be better for you to exchange. Don't feel pressured to keep her just cos we all say she's beautiful. End of day, the bangle belongs to you and you have to love her 100%. Rather then be upset and eventually keep her in your jewelry box instead. HTH's. Hug hug. ;)
 
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jadelover said:
Tiffins said:
This bangle is very beautiful n it has my favourite lavender colour. The translucency is fantastic. The flaw line is between the crystal colour change. This photo is able to see the flaw line.
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This bangle is gorgeous. The translucency is amazing. So fine grain too. From pic I don't see any flaw line. So pity not to wear it for fear of cracking it. But if it's a stone line, then should be ok?
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Silver Mom said:
You are welcome
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Omg! I'm simply loving all these pics of Mochi. Every time I see his pics, my first reaction is :"Aawww... So cute! I wanna love him." He is such a darling. Can see from his facial expression that he is very much loved & pampered by his mommy. He has that :"I'm so contented and I'm living the high life" kinda look. Priceless. ;)
 
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Germanshepard, I'm pretty sure your new bangle is grade A. There is unusual light because of the color of the UV, but the polymer glow REALLY glows. It's quite obvious when you see it. Looks like a different jade completely.
 
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3Jems said:
Omg! I'm simply loving all these pics of Mochi. Every time I see his pics, my first reaction is :"Aawww... So cute! I wanna love him." He is such a darling. Can see from his facial expression that he is very much loved & pampered by his mommy. He has that :"I'm so contented and I'm living the high life" kinda look. Priceless. ;)
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Thank you 3jems. LOL he is the king of the house. Spoiled rotten.
 
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