Raw Jade Jadeite Nephrite Jade

Green jade jadeite jewelry

is in high demand, bracelets, pendants, bangles, earrings, all are defined as natural green jade but many are nothing but manipulations mainly made in China, they do everything to get quick money by cheating others, I think this gangster would even sell their grandmother or daughter for quick cash.

If you intend to buy any item take at least a 10 times magnifying glass and check for micro-gaps with fillings, just take a torchlight and light into the object from a wide angle.

For Myanmar material, in particular green jade jadeite with good translucency plus so called spinach color and lavender prices are high and rising.

Now dealer take so called “dirty stones” and use a strong acid  immersion to remove the “dirt” and increase transparency plus inject epoxy resin with very high pressure to close micro cracks. This treated jade jadeite looks great in the beginning and fetches high prices because of this, but after about two years its losing its luster and cracks get visible.

When buying also have a closer look at the color with torch lamp and check for cracks filling.

actually there is no limit at the top. According to the particle size of the mineral or rather stone it can be divided into dense texture with fine grade and medium and coarse grain size.

Jade trading is a good business, even a raw jade stone with flaws means impurities cracks etc. can fetch good prices as long as color and texture is ok. For many type of cracks a very close look with a magnifying glass and at best a torch lamp is needed to detect.

At manufacturing, carving and drilling, the technology of the tools plays a important factor to bring out good colors, especially when carving. For excellent jewelry the manufacturing technology is very important, more.

The Chinese word is "Yu" which is a general definition of stone which is used by humans. There are two types, nephrite is calcium magnesium amphibole and

the other is jadeite

this is sodium aluminum pyroxene. The density of jadeite is around 7 and gravity is 3.3 nephrite has around density 6 and gravity around 3. The catch is, nephrite is found in abundance and jadeite is relative rare. Nephrite is found in Chinese Turkistan, Khotan, Siberia, New Zealand, Alaska and some other places. The mineral is found in Myanmar's Kachin State, in Yunnan China, Tibet, Mexico and South Africa, but it is scientifically confirmed that only the stone found found in Upper Burma or Myanmar is real jadeite, all other is nephrite.

Today all have one thing in common beautiful jewelry. A old Buddha could be a artifact discovered in China carved from nephrite. Since the dawn of civilization Chinese have been using the green stone for various purposes, tools, weapons, insignias, ornaments, jewelry, utensils, seals, symbol of rank, ceremonial and funerary objects plus amulets and for medicinal purpose. To prevent decomposition of a corpse, the nine apertures of the body were blocked with small figurines of the green stone, this were bee, butterfly, pic, cow, fish, frog, cicada, turtle and bird.

In February 1972 a mummy of a princess of Han dynasty were found in a suite made of slabs hold together by gold wires, it is on display in the Beijing Museum. Chinese 

emperors defined it as a sacred stone, the material with different colors was used to make six precious tablets for the worship of heaven, earth and the four cardinal points. A round tablet of dark green color was for the worship of heaven, an octagonal tablet of yellow material was for the worship of earth, a pivoted tablet of green color for the worship of the east and a tiger tablet of white material for the worship of the west. A semicircular tablet of a black mineral for the worship of the north and a red tablet for the worship of the south.

The white version is also used for the worship of the moon. In ancient China appointment orders were engraved on discs and insignias of office were made of the stone. It was also given as a special gift when conducting China diplomatic business. It also played a vital role in religious and social affairs of ancient Chinese. Resulting from this the largest market for the green stone was and is China, the country was a major exporter of silk and nephrite.

Jade Jewelry is very popular among Chinese ladies

and some of the most gorgeous item are bangles in various colors and carvings. Just the right souvenir when visiting Myanmar or Burma. The price range is wide, its from a simple but genuine bangle for about seven dollars to other for up to three or four thousand dollars. Prices are difficult to determine since there are no standards and parameter to depend on, its just what everyone is interpreting into. Its easy to imagine what a sales person is interpreting into to make a sale and cash commission, read more.