I really love this bangle. So prettyNothing new . I m in the Q for chicken mc crispy at McDonald’s so this gives me something to look at . Our bangles are God sent during queues and traffic jam
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The JADE thread!
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Okay so here goes... I know full well these pieces are not jadeite but carnelian/agate... however, as they were historically sort of also called jade (I'm basing this partly on this blog which might be wrong: http://wieniawski.blogspot.com/2012/02/carnelian-red-jade-that-is-not-really.html ) I'm going to be brave and add a pic of my recent find. They are both so delicious I cannot decide which one to wear so I keep switching between the two. They had no necklaces connected to them when I got them so I added those myself (and some nice carnelian beads).
Just to stay on the topic, I'll add a pic of my jade disc. Something about the cord I added previously just rubbed me the wrong way so I thought I'd adjust it a bit. I think it's much happier with a ruby bead. (Sorry about the ugly hand... It looks soo wrinkly there! Should have added some hand cream before taking that pic!
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Just to stay on the topic, I'll add a pic of my jade disc. Something about the cord I added previously just rubbed me the wrong way so I thought I'd adjust it a bit. I think it's much happier with a ruby bead. (Sorry about the ugly hand... It looks soo wrinkly there! Should have added some hand cream before taking that pic!
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Yeah, her jadeite listings are pricier by a tad which is fine. Siberian jade does indeed become pricy once those iron trace minerals (the black dots you see often in green nephrites) are not present/ not as much are present, and/or it displays chatoyancy which at that point it can go above +$1k USD. Although I'd say it's worth the price since I love the chatoyant effect nephrite has (even though strictly speaking, it's considered tremolite at that point lol).
Alice's green nephrites definitely has alot of iron trace minerals present + flaws like stonelines present, so her prices are definitely fair and pretty! If you want the pricier ones I mentioned then I recommend ChatoyantGem2626 on Etsy and 3Jade since both definitely have some nice and pricy nephrites for sale, although ChatoyantGem is probably on a hiatus since they hadn't listed anything for a while.
Okay so here goes... I know full well these pieces are not jadeite but carnelian/agate... however, as they were historically sort of also called jade (I'm basing this partly on this blog which might be wrong: http://wieniawski.blogspot.com/2012/02/carnelian-red-jade-that-is-not-really.html ) I'm going to be brave and add a pic of my recent find. They are both so delicious I cannot decide which one to wear so I keep switching between the two. They had no necklaces connected to them when I got them so I added those myself (and some nice carnelian beads).
Just to stay on the topic, I'll add a pic of my jade disc. Something about the cord I added previously just rubbed me the wrong way so I thought I'd adjust it a bit. I think it's much happier with a ruby bead. (Sorry about the ugly hand... It looks soo wrinkly there! Should have added some hand cream before taking that pic!
I really like carnelian. Honestly, I like most stones. After jadeite & nephrite, my faves are onyx and agate (especially all the lace agate varieties), chalcedony, and quartzes and tiger eye. Pretty much anything that can be carved or smoothed/rounded.
Hereʻs my agate donut that was a gift from 3jade with my nephrite bangle. My monkey pendant is my everyday necklace, but I liked the contrast of colors enough to wear it like this. I know this agate was likely heat treated.
I really like carnelian. Honestly, I like most stones. After jadeite & nephrite, my faves are onyx and agate (especially all the lace agate varieties), chalcedony, and quartzes and tiger eye. Pretty much anything that can be carved or smoothed/rounded.
Hereʻs my agate donut that was a gift from 3jade with my nephrite bangle. My monkey pendant is my everyday necklace, but I liked the contrast of colors enough to wear it like this. I know this agate was likely heat treated.
Lovely splash of colors, vivid sharp greens work so well with carnelian’s orangey red .
I really like carnelian. Honestly, I like most stones. After jadeite & nephrite, my faves are onyx and agate (especially all the lace agate varieties), chalcedony, and quartzes and tiger eye. Pretty much anything that can be carved or smoothed/rounded.
Hereʻs my agate donut that was a gift from 3jade with my nephrite bangle. My monkey pendant is my everyday necklace, but I liked the contrast of colors enough to wear it like this. I know this agate was likely heat treated.
Oh I love both!
I can't resist orange in all its shades and especially like berniechocolate said, combined with that delicious green... I'm also a stone lover; I'm a sucker for ruby, from the cheapest purplish grade stones to the top quality ones but there's so many beautiful stones of various kinds in this world. I also love blue topaz and aquamarines but I could go on all night talking about my favourite gemstones, so... 
Sadly I don't care too much about the stone often assigned to my birth month, peridot. Maybe it's because I've rarely seen a peridot the shade of green that I'd like.Most agate is probably heat treated but I still like it.
I do spot a couple of pendant and bracelet with good chatoyance in them at Gem2626. Favorited it!
I do recall my husband asked the same question back when I was hunting white nephrite 10 years ago! (Kinda get over the white now and become interested in all kinds and colors)
Thank you! Since I like jade more than diamond, why not wear it everyday on my hand since there’s always some jade bangle or pendant on me everyday!!
“Hand player“ that’s funny! Yes maybe i shouldnt get hung up on names..lavender is just neat! And smoky plum sounds sumptuous..I have a lavender pendant carved into kuang in (she’s a goddess, I think) Too bad it isn’t just an abstract nugget or something botanical. I can’t figure out how to wear it. Oh well. I’ll have to unearth it and post it.
I definitely nephrite in all colors. Surprisingly, I have quite a bit of white nephrite but I wear the creamy white/ light celadon way more often. I think that’s what you call the color. The color of this necklace. I wear this from time to time but it’s heavy and cold lol ☺️
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Thank you so much SM
The clasp was broken when I purchased it. I really wanted to stay true to the era of the piece and finally found a replacement lock on a necklace on eBay a few years ago. It was strung on metal which stained the inside of the beads, so I soaking them in baby oil for months to release the staining. I couldn’t figure out how to remove the staining completely and guess what? My husband says “Get some pipe cleaners” LOL It worked perfectly. It was a labor of love that turned out much better than I expected. Have a beautiful weekend SM ☺️
Did you then change the metal to silk thread? Your Hubby is a genius.Thank you so much SM