Nephrite Jade has a hardness of 6 to 6.5, jadeite has a hardness of 6.5 to 7. Third tale-tell sign is to see if it gets scratched. It will definitely last you a very long time, these things are passed down from generations after generations. I asked My mom, who is a jade lover and who was in the jade business for over 25 years, : "Hey mom, how do you take care of a jade bangle?" She said: “You really don't need to take care of it, as long as you don’t ding it or bump it into something really hard and break it. But a bangle that is dyed and treated, it worth a tiny fraction of its value. In nature, jadeite like this is very very hard to come by. The color and texture is very similar to the bangle on the right, yet the price difference is night and day. The texture of the stone is natural, looks like one that would come out of the ground and doesn't look like it's treated. Compared to the one on the right which is a bangle around 4000 dollars. One very obvious sign of the jade bangles on the left being fake is notice how the bangles are so smooth and very even color. Here's a video of the genuine jadeite bangle that was sold by the auction house Sotheby's. We can really see where it doesn't make sense. Here are some examples.The colors are probably dyed into them, and jade that has dyed color tends to fade after a long time of wearing.Also with jade, the value of it comes from 4 things, the color, the texture, the craftsmanship, and the transparency.If we look at the bangles shown above, the color truly is marvelous, but if we look at the price of its counterparts sold by Sotheby's, the world-renowned auction house. ("Real" referee to A grade natural jadeite jade).Īnother one of the very obvious telltale sign is that if the jade is very very green, and very even in color, it’s probably fake. Or if a bangle is relatively big yet light like glass.
Usually, it's very very, and it feels light in relation to its size. If it’s a big carving, and it’s very light. A lot fo customers come to our showroom and bring their bangles in and asks us to see if it's real. Jade is a dense stone, it will feel sort of like a magnet in your hand. #1 The Jade has to feel dense in your hand But today we will talk about the four ways to determine if your jade real mentioned in this video. Last blog we mentioned "5 ways to tell the jadeite jade bangle is real" and there was this very useful yet easy to understand chart.
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How to know the difference between jadeite and jade?.ĭisclosure: These methods mentioned below are just methods to give a general idea of whether or not the jade is real. How to tell the prices & quality of my jade? So we are writing this blog to help you clarify some of the things like: In one of our YouTube videos, we had a bunch of people asking questions like Here, we hope to take you through some of the most common questions! And what even is fake jade? We have put together this guide to better help you understand real jade and how to not get fooled by it's counter part treated jade.
But many do not know much more about it than that it's beautiful green color.
Jade has been a prized gem in many many cultures for thousands or years. For it's appearance, properties and it's believed spiritual benefits.
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