Faithgrace, the coarse grained lavender is so pretty! Rare to see a full lavender anywhere. Mostly I see lavender with other colors.
Another important way to pick out B, and B/C jade is to notice the color pattern. Natural jade has colors which are connected to the grain. The colors have often distinct boundaries, except for the invisible, extremely translucent, million dollar bangles. Even then, the colors are connected/related to what is happening with the grain, but because it's so hard to see the grain, the color just seems to exist. B jade with it's gelatinous, unclear grain structure seems to have floating colors. C dyes are often blurry, with blurry boundaries, no color roots.
Another important way to pick out B, and B/C jade is to notice the color pattern. Natural jade has colors which are connected to the grain. The colors have often distinct boundaries, except for the invisible, extremely translucent, million dollar bangles. Even then, the colors are connected/related to what is happening with the grain, but because it's so hard to see the grain, the color just seems to exist. B jade with it's gelatinous, unclear grain structure seems to have floating colors. C dyes are often blurry, with blurry boundaries, no color roots.