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AJadecent Angle said:
Now that’s an eyecatcher if I’ve ever seen one!
Also I did something a tad embarrassing very recently, I found a Chinese jade facebook page where they operate in Hong Kong and saw they were live, I decided to chat not in Cantonese, but in English and boy did I feel ashamed to be an Asian American for a good minute. Luckily they were nice to me and knew alittle bit of English and decided to showcase some of their jade products! :lol:
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So bright and sunny looking.
 
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AJadecent Angle said:
To my understanding and a video I saw where they showed what jade terms meant (although in Chinese) a glutinous type of jade is sort of like what happens when you cook rice, and there’s rice water left over. So how I interpret this is your stunning lavender bangle is rice water dyed with alittle bit of purple to achieve that look, sure there maybe parts where the purple is more profound but other than that it’s very vibrant.
Hope it makes sense! :lol:
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Have u seen some cabochons made out of glutinous ice quality?
 
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GarrKelvinez said:
Have u seen some cabochons made out of glutinous ice quality?
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I have actually. Now although most cabochons are made with icy and glassy variants, there are glutinous ice quality cabochons where the colors are vibrant.
They’re definitely a tad bit cheaper since transparency isn’t it’s strong suite but a good statement piece or cocktail ring!
 
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emmababy said:
Received my black facet cut jadeite bangle last night
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Can you tell which 1 is jadeite and which 1 is onyx . Looks so similar...oh dear... Maybe i shouldnt have bought it.
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This is so pretty ! Reminds me of Christmas lights . Actually in pictures they might look similar , but I think for jadeite it definitely looks and shines differently in real life . Jadeite is definitely more valuable as well !

I have a facet black too , but it’s a little bigger than it should be as I have fairly tiny wrists.
 
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GarrKelvinez said:
can someone here show me some of your glutinous quality jadeite collections?
I'm wondering of that kind of quality is something that can be made to beautiful cabochons as well.
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This is glutinous quality . I should think . Just try to imagine water which is semi translucent whitish quality , after it has been used to rinse rice .

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In Hk , the jade sellers often say in Cantonese 一镯二扣三蛋面

1. Bangles 2. Donut 3. Cabochon

The jade block are carve in this order where the best is reserved first to cut bangles , then donuts and then - egg face ( 蛋面）which is known as cabochons

The best quality jade are usually reserved for cutting Cabochons are like icy variety usually because this variety are clear and faces up well , so must be free from imperfections as much as possible .

So it’s less likely to see glutinous quality used for cabochons . For the glutinous variety it’s likelier to be carved into pendants or rings . Although i have seen glutinous cabochons before As well .

Here’s an example of an icy cabochon

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