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#16,171
2boys_jademommy said:
It’s beautiful and your bangle is near colourless - true ice. Often times there is a tinge of green or grey, lavender etc which are all lovely too but yours is near colourless.
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Thanks 2boys! Yes, the gemologist said it’s near colorless, although the sellers say they see some faint lavender undertones. I have to admit that I’ve yet to see any lavender, lol.

The donut, on the other hand, seems to have green undertones, although Bernie tells me she sees a bluish color. I suppose color perception is subjective?
 
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#16,172
BreadnGem said:
Everyone has posted so many beauties! I spent days catching up [emoji4].

Current favorite: icy white.

Think if I ever have to wear a permanent bangle, I’d choose this.

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LI HONG right !!!!

I love the stuff from there every time I See someone post it !

This is out of the world beautiful . It’s really rare to find a piece of beautiful jade with zero flaws in it . Ya know many a time , I was told that it’s normal even if it’s an Expensive jade , that flaws like low depth lines or stone lines can still exist .

But this isn’t so with LH and their QC is wonderful .

The thing I like about LH is despite the higher price tag , you are looking at a piece of art , where the carver would have done his utmost bit of Quality control by making sure the final product is as close to perfection as ever!!!

So , I would say it definitely justify the price tag ! I would be saving for one like yours , once I get over shock of my recent purchase !

Enjoy it in good health & merriment !! [emoji3]
 
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#16,173
BreadnGem said:
If you shine a torchlight through it you will see that it is fine grained with smooth, compact structure. There are bits of transparent glassy areas among the white. Overall, I’d say it looks like ice rather than glass.

The uniform glassy ones you mentioned are a different variety - the glassy variety. This type of jadeite is basically very very icy and translucent to the point of looking like glass, and commands a higher price than icy varieties.

Whether or not icy & glassy jade looks different under different lights depends on it’s color. This piece happens to be white or near colorless, but it supposedly has a very faint lavender base. Icy jades come in a myriad of colors too. Not just white.

Some people mistakenly think icy and glassy jade is more fragile than their more opaque counterparts but actually that’s not true. The more fine grained a piece of jadeite is, the stronger it is. This is bcos it has a more tightly-knitted/compact crystal structure, whereas the more opaque jades usually have coarser and more loosely-knitted structures, hence rendering them more vulnerable. Having said that, if you drop a glassy bangle on the floor, it will most certainly break too. Just that in terms of daily wear and little knocks here and there, the fine grained ones probably stand a better chance of survival. This is what I learned from experienced jade collectors.

Here are pictures of the icy bangle with a donut pendant that’s from the same boulder as the one Berniechocolate has. The donut is possibly near to glassy variety. You can see the difference between icy jade & glassy jade

Also pictures of the bangle where you can see the transparent bits and the internal structure

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BreadnGem Thank you so much for taking your time to explain this to me! It's great how much you can learn in this Forum and how nice it's members are to each other! By the way one of my favourite corners of the internet ;)
With your fotos and explanation I now see the difference of glassy and icy varieties. I especially liked the foto in front of the window where I could see the inner structure of the bangle even better. How interesting that they take daily wear even better than a "normal" one. Your bangle and the donut pendant look amazing and I'm certain that one can pull off any outfit with them. So with it's strong build and versatile look I imagine your bangle must be an wonderful everyday bangle!
 
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FraBa said:
BreadnGem Thank you so much for taking your time to explain this to me! It's great how much you can learn in this Forum and how nice it's members are to each other! By the way one of my favourite corners of the internet ;)
With your fotos and explanation I now see the difference of glassy and icy varieties. I especially liked the foto in front of the window where I could see the inner structure of the bangle even better. How interesting that they take daily wear even better than a "normal" one. Your bangle and the donut pendant look amazing and I'm certain that one can pull off any outfit with them. So with it's strong build and versatile look I imagine your bangle must be an wonderful everyday bangle!
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It’s no trouble at all. We all learn loads from one another here!
 
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berniechocolate said:
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A pair of jadeite earrings & another lav bangle .

Happy Easter weekend folks
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Happy Easter Jadies! [emoji8]

Adorable earrings Bernie - sweet colours and whimsical and the bangle is beautiful!! Is it an oval? I did a bit of jade browsing yesterday and tried on a slim, beautiful white oval jadeite d shape bangle with a spot of bright yellow orange. Maybe the Easter bunny will get it for me.... not lol! [emoji12]
Also had to agree with another Jadie that you do have beautiful skin Bernie. [emoji6]
 
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2boys_jademommy said:
Happy Easter Jadies! [emoji8]

Adorable earrings Bernie - sweet colours and whimsical and the bangle is beautiful!! Is it an oval? I did a bit of jade browsing yesterday and tried on a slim, beautiful white oval jadeite d shape bangle with a spot of bright yellow orange. Maybe the Easter bunny will get it for me.... not lol! [emoji12]
Also had to agree with another Jadie that you do have beautiful skin Bernie. [emoji6]
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Hi ! It’s actually a round with flat inside pretending to be a princess round lol
My friends who saw this keep asking me if it’s a princess round .

As for skin . There are some good and bad days lol when I don’t get bouts of eczema attack ! Hope Easter bunny will fetch u some orange ! I love orange hope your jadeite dreams get fufilled soon sweetheart !
 
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2boys_jademommy said:
Happy Easter Jadies! [emoji8]

Adorable earrings Bernie - sweet colours and whimsical and the bangle is beautiful!! Is it an oval? I did a bit of jade browsing yesterday and tried on a slim, beautiful white oval jadeite d shape bangle with a spot of bright yellow orange. Maybe the Easter bunny will get it for me.... not lol! [emoji12]
Also had to agree with another Jadie that you do have beautiful skin Bernie. [emoji6]
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Will you buy that white and orange bangle, 2boys? It sounds so pretty and cheerful
 
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