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does treated completely opaque jade show up neon as well?
I've learnt SO much this week and now just to find out what that webby surface means... JKP??
) it doesn't matter so much to me as there are plenty of jade pieces out there to find 
will surely take the time to go through it 
I would return the lavender one too if you found the mossy one to be not Grade A. Any seller that would sell a bangle that is not Grade A would sell others. I wouldn't trust her already. Sorry about that JadedJae. But as you say there are lots of others around. Just have to be careful. HugsHey Jadies,
So i managed to do a quick density test on all three of my bangles at home (simple calculation of mass of bangle / weight of bangle in water) and while the black and lavender ones checked out at 3.28ish, the mossy one landed at 2.73 :/ Under the loupe which arrived today, i could make out a thin connected web on the surface per what JKP had described - what does this web signify?
I'm pretty much convinced that the mossy one is either treated or mixed with some other material (will likely request for a refund) but will get the lavender one tested since the density was higher and surface was smooth like my black one.. Am sooo glad to have you guys around to advise on what to look out for!!
I've learnt SO much this week and now just to find out what that webby surface means... JKP??
I myself was bitten too. That's how we learn. Lucky you caught it in time. I was lucky too.Thanks Silver Mom, its definitely a "once bitten twice shy" learning experience for me and the first & last time i'm dealing with this seller - no attractive price is worth the trouble and worry that comes from dealing with sellers who are less than transparent. Will surely be more careful with future buys
Here's Baby Princess and a leather bracelet. I think I could be tempted by a small lavender princess in about this size, but my pocket book is empty so I won't go a-hunting. haha
The ban on US imports has been overturned. President ***** signed the executive order earlier this fall...it is now ok to import both Jadeite and Rubies from Burma into the US. Here is a link to the action: https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/Programs/pages/burma.aspxI'm wondering though... I keep reading that the ban on importing ruby and jadeite from Burma will be overturned soon, I wonder if that is ever the case, if the jade trade in the US will change? I hope it would make the conditions under which jade is mined humane and instead of horrific.
Thinking about the diamond analogy for jade is helpful, too. There is so much difference in marketing and quality of diamonds... like the difference in price/quality of brick & mortar mom & pop jeweler, to something online like Blue Nile and White Flash or big (but way overpriced) like Zales or marked up for a designer name such as Tiffany or Harry Winston.... and of course, buying diamond district or antique or vintage.
And yet, at least with diamond you have an agreed upon grading system... with jadeite there are so many more factors.
Here's Baby Princess and a leather bracelet. I think I could be tempted by a small lavender princess in about this size, but my pocket book is empty so I won't go a-hunting. haha
Does anyone know then if sanctions have ended whether prices for jadeite will be lowered. I heard somewhere that this still will not be the case because the jade market is now controlled by people similar to what the diamond market has. They will not release the jadeite when the prices are low but when the prices go up they then will release it.
I absolutely love how the LV VVN leather bracelet resembles their signature luggage tags
The sanctions ended back in October...As to the market prices, that's anyone's guess...I don't know enough about the trading of jadeite on the world markets.
