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#11,746
designergoods said:
Uli, adore your Precious stack and your lantern pendant! So nice to see all the new looks and stack combos you come up with!

CR, great to hear that you are wearing your large pendant...and I see your other carved bangle along with Wonder Woman!!! They all look well together as they are similar in color. I also see sellers listing larger pendants as hand held pendants. I have a very large, thick, heavy pendant that I may convert to this.

JKP, FP and onyx look lovely on you! Even in sunlight I can see the bits of green scattered throughout the background of white.

SM, so happy for you and your newest addition! That green is amazing and so vivid! So glad she found her new home with you ;)

PN, Hi and welcome! Great pawn shop find! I cant tell for sure if its jade...does it have a crystalline structure? can you test the chime? Whatever it turns out, its a great statement ring :yes:
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Thank you DG! I was in a pale lavender mood [emoji4]
 
#11,747
crosso said:
Here's a question for you jadies who test for specific gravity - what range have you found in SG for jades you believe to be grade a? Most reputable sources for this info that I've found on the internet state either 3.3-3.5, although I've found a couple that state it as 3.25-3.4. Hong Kong Jade and Stone lab says 3.3 and under is likely chemically treated. I have a few bangles that I've tested at 3.28- 3.3 that have nice chimes and give every appearance of being untreated and have valid certificates (saying SG 3.33 of course!), but don't make the cut by the above standard, so I'm curious what variability others have found.

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Surprisingly, I have been getting quite a bit of 3.33 SG lately. I have had some 3.4's. I read online that if it's higher than 3.4, then that would be an indicator of polymer treatment. Information on the Internet is all over the place.
 
#11,753
designergoods said:
Thank you CR
Your bangle looks amazing on you!..love the round princess styles - so pretty and girlie :girlsigh:
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2boys_jademommy said:
Looks great CRose! Cool Mintly bangle for a hot day - I'm sssuming it's hot where you are only because we have been having some unusually hot weather here in Toronto. :cool:
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Thanks so much DG [emoji5]

Thank you 2B_JM, it's 81 here. Your in Toronto? I always wanted to visit there [emoji4]
 
#11,754
Yes I'm in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). It's about 80 degrees right now as well. I won't complain because we get really cold winters so I will take the heat :)
You should definitely come and visit - Toronto is a great city. People are friendly and we have some great Jade shops selling mostly jadeite but I have noticed some nephrite popping up in the Jade stores :happydance:
 
#11,755
2boys_jademommy said:
Yes I'm in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). It's about 80 degrees right now as well. I won't complain because we get really cold winters so I will take the heat :)
You should definitely come and visit - Toronto is a great city. People are friendly and we have some great Jade shops selling mostly jadeite but I have noticed some nephrite popping up in the Jade stores :happydance:
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I heard that about the folks there [emoji4] That's a great thing. The people here where I live.... Not so much. It's crazy too, because being nice or a smile is free. It's a bit of a shame.

I don't mind cold winters at all but I'm guessing this time of year may be the best time to visit [emoji5]

Edited to add: Jade shopping is always a plus [emoji6]
 
#11,756
Cyanide Rose said:
I heard that about the folks there [emoji4] That's a great thing. The people here where I live.... Not so much. It's crazy too, because being nice or a smile is free. It's a bit of a shame.

I don't mind cold winters at all but I'm guessing this time of year may be the best time to visit [emoji5]

Edited to add: Jade shopping is always a plus [emoji6]
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Hmm well I may have oversold the friendly thing haha - Canadians overall are friendly but there's a few who forgot smiles are free too lol!
Weather wise I would say Sept- Oct and April- June are good times to visit but really there is something for everyone during all seasons.
As for the Jade stores - I wasn't exaggerating there. Some beautiful eye candy for sure!:yahoo:
 
#11,757
2boys_jademommy said:
Hmm well I may have oversold the friendly thing haha - Canadians overall are friendly but there's a few who forgot smiles are free too lol!
Weather wise I would say Sept- Oct and April- June are good times to visit but really there is something for everyone during all seasons.
As for the Jade stores - I wasn't exaggerating there. Some beautiful eye candy for sure!:yahoo:
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That's good too know [emoji4] We have nothing in the way of decent shopping here, so finding Jade is definitely not going to happen. There are some lovely mountains to peer at though LOL [emoji6]
 
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