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#10,998
CR, its beautiful! Love the deep carving, looks so clean with a nice polish, and wouldn't it be cool if it was jade! I have seen some carved out in that color...very rich green with black spotting. Can you at all see a crystalline structure or is there any other differences you can point out in it - stone lines, color variations, sharp grain, etc. that would be typical of jade?
 
#10,999
designergoods said:
CR, its beautiful! Love the deep carving, looks so clean with a nice polish, and wouldn't it be cool if it was jade! I have seen some carved out in that color...very rich green with black spotting. Can you at all see a crystalline structure or is there any other differences you can point out in it - stone lines, color variations, sharp grain, etc. that would be typical of jade?
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Hi DG! I do see a couple of of stone lines on the inside of the bangle. I do see the crystalline structure that you spoke of, although I had to look that up first [emoji4] the grain is pretty fine on the carved areas but the inside isn't as nicely polished. I was a little hesitant in contacting the seller because she wasn't the nicest person. She messaged me in the middle of the night saying I'd better make sure it would fit because she doesn't take returns lol. She just said "it's vintage". I do not know much more than that [emoji4]

Edited to add that she said that it was jadeite not nephrite.
 
#11,000
Cyanide Rose said:
Hi DG! I do see a couple of of stone lines on the inside of the bangle. I do see the crystalline structure that you spoke of, although I had to look that up first [emoji4] the grain is pretty fine on the carved areas but the inside isn't as nicely polished. I was a little hesitant in contacting the seller because she wasn't the nicest person. She messaged me in the middle of the night saying I'd better make sure it would fit because she doesn't take returns lol. She just said "it's vintage". I do not know much more than that [emoji4]

Edited to add that she said that it was jadeite not nephrite.
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Ok jadeite...It sounds promising. The only thing I would add is if you wanted to test for any color treatments UV lighting (long and short wave), if there is spiderweb-type etching on the surface, and does it have a chime? This is the best knowledge I can provide...others might have more or better testing options.
It makes it difficult when the seller isn't very workable or friendly. That is why you have us here on the forum. We have each others back! :yes:
 
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designergoods said:
Ok jadeite...It sounds promising. The only thing I would add is if you wanted to test for any color treatments UV lighting (long and short wave), if there is spiderweb-type etching on the surface, and does it have a chime? This is the best knowledge I can provide...others might have more or better testing options.
It makes it difficult when the seller isn't very workable or friendly. That is why you have us here on the forum. We have each others back! :yes:
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Thanks so much DG! Surprisingly it didn't glow at all and it has a pretty nice chime. I'm still doing research on the internet though [emoji5]
 
#11,003
Thanks a bunch DG! I use a uv light pen that I purchased on eBay, about 6 years ago. It fits in your purse or pocket. I mainly used it to see if any diamonds I was interested in had strong blue fluorescence. I don't see the one I purchased on eBay anymore but there are quite a few metal uv pens on eBay. It's definitely good to have because it saved me from buying treated Jade twice [emoji4]
 
#11,008
Oh, I believe you DG! You definitely have way more knowledge than I do when it come to Jade, for sure [emoji4] My little one kept putting a black light pen toy from crayola to his eye lol. That was the only reason why I mentioned it. I will have to figure out which one I have. It has detected dye in some cases. I'm confused on which is which, so I will have to look into it further. Thank you for that info DG [emoji5]
 
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Cyanide Rose said:
Oh, I believe you DG! You definitely have way more knowledge than I do when it come to Jade, for sure [emoji4] My little one kept putting a black light pen toy from crayola to his eye lol. That was the only reason why I mentioned it. I will have to figure out which one I have. It has detected dye in some cases. I'm confused on which is which, so I will have to look into it further. Thank you for that info DG [emoji5]
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Lol, I thought I had it wrong that one of the UV's could cause eye problems or worse yet, cancer! I am learning something all the time with jade ...there is so much to this stone! Thanks for sharing and glad your DS's eye is okay :shocked:
I will keep searching for a UV light...ones I have seen are expensive and I dont need a professional gemologist type...
thanks for your help CR :flowers:
 
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