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Awe, I'm happy to do so, especially if I can help answer questions with what I've learned. thanks Jademommy! And you're right, there's the very intimate choice of what each person loves, which makes each thing so special.


...and, hooray for all of the recent nephrite Jade bangles! I truly hope that the ladies enjoy them as much as thier jadeite cousins!

I hope that it's clear that In sharing what I've read about the Jade and the market, I am not sharing my opinion, because my personal Jade preferences are different from those of the mainstream market.
 
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such lovely jade and jade-like stones! claire, I agree that you make jade information really clear.

For those that wondered, Cat is a nephrite. She's a custom request princess Yukon Snow nephrite by Allen Spehar from jadedivers. Her full name is Caterpillar because she's green like one. heh.
 
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And! At about the same time I got Bubba, the seller of the earrings I had been eyeing came down a little bit in price, so I decided to pull the trigger on them.

Tadaah!

They're vintage clips, and one is a little loose... but youtube is such a resource, I think I can figure out how to tighten them. They are a little smaller than a US quarter and a nice size on the ear, not too big.

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clairejune said:
Awe, I'm happy to do so, especially if I can help answer questions with what I've learned. thanks Jademommy! And you're right, there's the very intimate choice of what each person loves, which makes each thing so special.


...and, hooray for all of the recent nephrite Jade bangles! I truly hope that the ladies enjoy them as much as thier jadeite cousins!

I hope that it's clear that In sharing what I've read about the Jade and the market, I am not sharing my opinion, because my personal Jade preferences are different from those of the mainstream market.
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@clairejune---
Wow....thank you SO MUCH for clearing that up for me. Now I definitely know what's up!!!! I totally understand the whole "hetian" bangles for $20 now..bowenite huh?? Wow... and your analogy of the champagne and sparkling wine was fantastic!!!! Can you post some pics of nephrite that looks similar to Hetians? ?
Lol..I'm sorry..now I definitely want to see pictures of this!!! I saw a few of the ones u mentioned that were some mod Shots from earlier this summer but boy...you are definitely schooling me on this :-) which is what I wanted. I have a nephrite I am not too sure of because of quality....it's not the same as the other ones I ve got and I don't even have many to begin because I do not know too much about Hetians and nephs...but now I am learning from you for sure!!! Thank u much Clairejune!!!! ♡
 
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Junkenpo said:
And! At about the same time I got Bubba, the seller of the earrings I had been eyeing came down a little bit in price, so I decided to pull the trigger on them.

Tadaah!

They're vintage clips, and one is a little loose... but youtube is such a resource, I think I can figure out how to tighten them. They are a little smaller than a US quarter and a nice size on the ear, not too big.

@Junkenpo--
Those are way beautiful!!!! And very unique! I don't think I ve ever seen any like that before!!! I love the setting and style! Boy, am I jelly!!
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Junkenpo said:
And! At about the same time I got Bubba, the seller of the earrings I had been eyeing came down a little bit in price, so I decided to pull the trigger on them.

Tadaah!

They're vintage clips, and one is a little loose... but youtube is such a resource, I think I can figure out how to tighten them. They are a little smaller than a US quarter and a nice size on the ear, not too big.

KlbioF4.jpg



nbAF4Mu.jpg



aHw4DgQ.jpg
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They are adorable Junkenpo! Vintage but will look modern with jeans and a cool top:)
And I have to say again that Cat is gorgeous. I have seen some of Allan's bangles from old posts and the Yukon snows have such an intense rich colour.
 
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The other great thing about the yukons is that they hold an extremely high polish, and have a crystalline like clarity in the base green color. Green nephrite from other areas don't seem to have the same polish, (though they are obviously beautiful in their own right!)

The Yukon snows come from a small mine on an old mans ranch...and from there also comes the egg bright and emerald fleck varieties, which also hold that polish.
 
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Missloka, I'm pleased to be of help! I'd be happy to post pictures of nephrites from different areas, to do a visual of the types from various locations, to the best of my ability.
 
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ms_loKAbLue13 said:
I have a question:
Do the Hetian bangles still feel nice and heavy like jadeite??? My nephrite bangles are heavy...but they don't feel as heavy as my jadeites do...
So sorry annetok---I am still learning when it comes to Hetians and nephrites...
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Nephrite is less dense than jadeite. Since Hetian is nephrite from a certain location, Hetian would also be less dense than jadeite.
 
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Thank you Claire for the great insights on nephrite!

JKP, love your new earrings! One of a kind beauties! Are you leaving them as clips or will you convert them to posts? I'm not sure, but can a jeweler remove the clips and solder a post to the original setting?
 
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