hmm I tend to have a weakness for bangles which are highly translucent . Amongst some of these bangles , they have this inner glow quality , that the gemologist calls Chatoyancy . When i asked why , he says it’s the way icy jadeite particles are tightly knit , that it creates an optical illusion of bending light waves like it “ emits light “ .
By the way I m from Singapore , where do you hail from
. In Singapore most tend to send their jadeite to Nanyang Gemological institute . Because of this thread , whenever I go there to get stuff tested , I often wonder if anybody else is from this Tpf thread haha
I need by bangle . At least I have to wear one on the left always . Right side optional . Lol else I find like I m missing a limb or something . It gives me something to look at while waiting for the traffic light to turn green !
do you get your beads off when zzzz or do you wear ‘em to snooze !
To answer your question , most jadeite , even the very expensive variety , might have some marks . For beads , because these beads are usually handcrafted it isn’t out of the ordinary to find some surface imperfections . As long as like it isn’t an outright crack with your fingers I wouldn’t be too worried about it . But yes , they hitting the floor can create stuff like cracks . But I don’t see any on the pictures you are showing ? Are you able to live with them ?
