The JADE thread!

[AJadecent Angle]

Hey! I got a question for you guys, is there ever a time a nephrite jade has a faint greenish blue glow under uv light? I've purchased a nephrite jade from Qinghai that glows specifically in where it has a more beige tone to it and was curious if this is normal as the white part were inert (yes it came with a certificate as well.) I'll post a picture if you jadies would wanna know what I'm talking about specifically

 

[emmababy]

My new wuji pendant ❤️

 

[emmababy]

Photo from the seller

 

[AJadecent Angle]

Here’s the nephrite in question which I mentioned has a certain area glowing alittle when under UV light (it’s been marked in red)

 

[GarrKelvinez]

Jadies and Jadetlemen
Check this seller out from fb seller from australia out, they say they buy raw stones from Myanmar and carv it themselves, dont u think their jades are too good to be true?at the same time priced well according to their quality, im not sure if im looking at the real thing or not, any thoughts?

 

[GarrKelvinez]

No, it doesn’t as the gold bracelets above have springs inside them and stay in place without banging against the bangle. In fact, the bangle leans against the bracelets and they all stay in place quietly 24/7. Since I like a looser fit for my jadeite bangles, this keeps the bangle up and not sliding down my wrist.

It even works for wider bangles like the one I was wearing before this

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Oooh
i think I'll wear mine with my watch too
thanks for the idea

 

[SmokieDragon]

Oooh
i think I'll wear mine with my watch too
thanks for the idea

I wear a buffer bracelet in between my jadeite bangle on my left wrist and watch or sometimes a bracelet watch. The idea is to protect the watch from the bangle cos the watch’s face protrudes and wouldn’t want to hurt the mechanism or glass.

 

[SmokieDragon]

Jadies and Jadetlemen
Check this seller out from fb seller from australia out, they say they buy raw stones from Myanmar and carv it themselves, dont u think their jades are too good to be true?at the same time priced well according to their quality, im not sure if im looking at the real thing or not, any thoughts?

These look so treated. What is the price range? If the price is too good to be true, then it is not real. There is a Reputable Jade Sellers List on this forum you can check out

The Reputable jade Sellers list

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[GarrKelvinez]

i think the same, perhaps I just got confused since I asked them how much is the imperial green kind and they told me it would cost me 20k usd to have a custom bangle, and we all know it is in that price range right? and i was like whoah ..Hahhahaha

 

[dingobeast]

That is treated jade. You have to be very careful, treated jade can either be dyed (B quality Jadeite) or impregnated with polymer and dyed (C quality Jadeite). This looks like C grade, it has a particularly odd jelly like look with a kind of cottony structure if you look closely. Check out Arthur Lau, a jadeite expert on his site: https://www.jadeitejade.com/about/the-names-a-arthur-lau/
He explains it well. Jadeite that is truly icy looks like ice, and if it has color you can see it within the matrix of the stone rather than the odd structure of a dyed polymer jade.

Jadies and Jadetlemen
Check this seller out from fb seller from australia out, they say they buy raw stones from Myanmar and carv it themselves, dont u think their jades are too good to be true?at the same time priced well according to their quality, im not sure if im looking at the real thing or not, any thoughts?

 

[GarrKelvinez]

That is treated jade. You have to be very careful, treated jade can either be dyed (B quality Jadeite) or impregnated with polymer and dyed (C quality Jadeite). This looks like C grade, it has a particularly odd jelly like look with a kind of cottony structure if you look closely. Check out Arthur Lau, a jadeite expert on his site: https://www.jadeitejade.com/about/the-names-a-arthur-lau/
He explains it well. Jadeite that is truly icy looks like ice, and if it has color you can see it within the matrix of the stone rather than the odd structure of a dyed polymer jade.

This fb seller also showed this to me
the glutenous one

 

[dingobeast]

Hard to tell. If they have dyed and impregnated jade, I would be suspicious of everything they have. Unless you can get it on a trial basis and have it tested local to where you are and return at no cost if it is dyed/impregnated, I would probably say no. We have a list of reputable jade dealers on here. If you want to buy dyed and impregnated jade, eBay is full of it It is typically incredibly cheap because it is basically plastic.

 

[GarrKelvinez]

i take ur word, just in case if others following this thread may not yet be aware then this is a good reference

 

[AJadecent Angle]

This fb seller also showed this to me
the glutenous one

I have to agree with dingobeast, shopping for jade online is really risky as you don't have the luxury of seeing it in-person while having it in affordable price range (unless you live near the jade mines or know a friend by person who deals with these) and I also have to take jade seller reviews into consideration (especially the neutral and negative ones) so you don't get tricked into buying a treated jade for hefty prices.
Additionally the seller's FB profile picture looks awfully familiar and definitely not taken by theirs I can say for sure. This in itself is a huge red flag in my honest opinion.

 

[Junkenpo]

i think the same, perhaps I just got confused since I asked them how much is the imperial green kind and they told me it would cost me 20k usd to have a custom bangle, and we all know it is in that price range right? and i was like whoah ..Hahhahaha

If it is a real imperial green, then 20k is probably still a too good-to-be-true price.

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