The JADE thread!

[SmokieDragon]

Hi SmokieDragon,

It is the measurement used in Hong Kong. for example, my size is 1.35 HK size, it is 50mm. I took a picture of a measurement card for your reference.

Thanks so much for this! This is going straight to my favourites on my phone! Now I know what and where this system is from

Wow, your wrist is a very dainty size!

 

[mrsblue]

Thanks so much for this! This is going straight to my favourites on my phone! Now I know what and where this system is from

Wow, your wrist is a very dainty size!

You’re most welcome! Glad to be of any help.

It’s more like my hands are quite flexible, so I can squeeze into really tiny bangles.

 

[jadeitebear]

Hello, Jadies!
I am hoping you can help me identify what "water lines" are in nephrite. I thought these are translucent thin lines so they appear darker, like the base color of nephrite as in the line in my bangle here:

and this one (the seller says that this bangle has water lines and cloudiness, not clear where):

but the only GIA article I can find on the subject https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/nephrite-jade-road-evolution-green-nephrite-market calls them "whitish stripes that are... parallel tremolite crystals" and gives this picture:

Huh??? I am confused. Are water lines the darker translucent thin lines above or the milky cloudiness in the GIA article picture? If anyone can shed light on the subject that would be very helpful. I have some of the dark translucent lines in some of my bangles and I really do not like them, but I don't mind whitish cloudiness in nephrite at all so I am wondering which one is it. I am really not that familiar with the jade trade terminology.
Thanks and have a nice day, Jadies!

 

[Cyanide Rose]

Hello, Jadies!
I am hoping you can help me identify what "water lines" are in nephrite. I thought these are translucent thin lines so they appear darker, like the base color of nephrite as in the line in my bangle here:
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and this one (the seller says that this bangle has water lines and cloudiness, not clear where):
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but the only GIA article I can find on the subject https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/nephrite-jade-road-evolution-green-nephrite-market calls them "whitish stripes that are... parallel tremolite crystals" and gives this picture:
View attachment 4497841
Huh??? I am confused. Are water lines the darker translucent thin lines above or the milky cloudiness in the GIA article picture? If anyone can shed light on the subject that would be very helpful. I have some of the dark translucent lines in some of my bangles and I really do not like them, but I don't mind whitish cloudiness in nephrite at all so I am wondering which one is it. I am really not that familiar with the jade trade terminology.
Thanks and have a nice day, Jadies!

Hey there JB! As time goes on I’m thinking that the clear lines may be something to do with the structure. I read somewhere that waterlines are calcium which would explain why they are white and I don’t mind the white areas either. My hetian or nephrite has a lot of white spots or white threads, I don’t have any with the clear lines that I can find right now but my guess is structures. I’m probably wrong lol

 

[Cyanide Rose]

Hello, Jadies!
I am hoping you can help me identify what "water lines" are in nephrite. I thought these are translucent thin lines so they appear darker, like the base color of nephrite as in the line in my bangle here:
View attachment 4497827
and this one (the seller says that this bangle has water lines and cloudiness, not clear where):
View attachment 4497828
but the only GIA article I can find on the subject https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/nephrite-jade-road-evolution-green-nephrite-market calls them "whitish stripes that are... parallel tremolite crystals" and gives this picture:
View attachment 4497841
Huh??? I am confused. Are water lines the darker translucent thin lines above or the milky cloudiness in the GIA article picture? If anyone can shed light on the subject that would be very helpful. I have some of the dark translucent lines in some of my bangles and I really do not like them, but I don't mind whitish cloudiness in nephrite at all so I am wondering which one is it. I am really not that familiar with the jade trade terminology.
Thanks and have a nice day, Jadies!

Hey JB! I wanted to share this picture. This is my opinion of loose structure. This is an area on my white bangle. It looks similar just not a straight line

 

[jadeitebear]

Hey JB! I wanted to share this picture. This is my opinion of loose structure. This is an area on my white bangle. It looks similar just not a straight line

Thanks for the input, CR! I see. I don't think these need to be necessarily a straight line.

 

[teagansmum]

Jadeitebear, I've had many of the twisted Hetian type bangles and all of them had "water lines" on them. They show up strongly on green Hetian twisted bangles from my experience, but here is one of my brown and cream ones. You can see the white streaks on the brown part which look like calcium. When I give her an oil bath it's hard to see but I haven't done it in a while. I hope this helps.

 

[Cyanide Rose]

Thanks for the input, CR! I see. I don't think these need to be necessarily a straight line.

You’re quite welcome

 

[jadeitebear]

Jadeitebear, I've had many of the twisted Hetian type bangles and all of them had "water lines" on them. They show up strongly on green Hetian twisted bangles from my experience, but here is one of my brown and cream ones. You can see the white streaks on the brown part which look like calcium. When I give her an oil bath it's hard to see but I haven't done it in a while. I hope this helps.View attachment 4499003

Thanks, teagansmum. The pictures really help. It looks like "water lines" are white like the GIA article described and do not have to be straight as yours and CR pics show and not related to the the clear lines as I thought.

I do actually really like the "calcium" white patches in your cream and brown bangle, especially on the brown background but it does not look like my bangle has any of those. I'll have to check my other nephrite. Cheers!

 

[Cyanide Rose]

Thanks, teagansmum. The pictures really help. It looks like "water lines" are white like the GIA article described and do not have to be straight as yours and CR pics show and not related to the the clear lines as I thought.

I do actually really like the "calcium" white patches in your cream and brown bangle, especially on the brown background but it does not look like my bangle has any of those. I'll have to check my other nephrite. Cheers!
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This is so pretty! I really love plumeria. This gives me some interesting stacking ideas JB. This is quite lovely indeed

 

[jadeitebear]

This is so pretty! I really love plumeria. This gives me some interesting stacking ideas JB. This is quite lovely indeed

Thank you so much, CR! My plumerias started blooming here (finally!) so I pulled out this piece to stack because they make me so happy! Subject for another thread completely, lol.

Here is some more inspiration. (Not mine sadly.) Have a nice day, Jadies!

 

[teagansmum]

Thanks, teagansmum. The pictures really help. It looks like "water lines" are white like the GIA article described and do not have to be straight as yours and CR pics show and not related to the the clear lines as I thought.

I do actually really like the "calcium" white patches in your cream and brown bangle, especially on the brown background but it does not look like my bangle has any of those. I'll have to check my other nephrite. Cheers!
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Yes, yours looks very pretty with no water lines. The green twisted bangles I had with water lines, I resold, as there were so many water lines and very noticeable. I couldn't get use to them but I kept this brown and cream one as the water lines only show on the brown and they mix in with the colours. The water lines on my green ones were white,streaks, lines, amd what I would call "crystal clusters".

 

[Cyanide Rose]

Thank you so much, CR! My plumerias started blooming here (finally!) so I pulled out this piece to stack because they make me so happy! Subject for another thread completely, lol.

Here is some more inspiration. (Not mine sadly.) Have a nice day, Jadies!View attachment 4499360

It’s gorgeous! I am stalking this one

The second photo was my stacking attempt for today

 

[SmokieDragon]

Happy weekend, everyone! My 2 jadeite bangles today - Lavender Oval and Carved Green

 

[SmokieDragon]

It’s gorgeous! I am stalking this one

The second photo was my stacking attempt for today

Lovely turquoises and silver / jade bead bracelets!