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Desertau liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Jade?.

I have had it happen, and yes, it is a very clean break, no splinters at all.

Desertau replied to the thread Jade?.

You beat me to it… I was typing as you posted, lol.

Desertau liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Jade?.

I have seen Chinese babies with jade bangles. As Desert said, it is considered protection. Jade is like a piece of heaven, so it is...

Desertau replied to the thread Jade?.

No you wouldn’t want that… jadeite because of its structure I could be wrong but I don’t think you get shards and splinters exactly but...

Desertau liked bosko69's post in the thread Jade?.

No jade shards or splinters near my pup !

Desertau replied to the thread Jade?.

It seems a little crazy to us but the jade is considered protection and in an accident the jade will break protecting the person wearing...

Desertau liked komokwa's post in the thread Jade?.

that one clearly says ' child child ' , whatever that is..? :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious: & who puts a jade bangle on a baby........

Desertau replied to the thread Jade?.

Of course it is next to impossible to identify jadeite from photographs but these look a lot like Dushan Jade, and because of the price...

Desertau replied to the thread Jade?.

The second example and maybe the first too I’d be very suspicious of the color and clarity of the bangle for $99 has to be either...

Desertau attached a file to the thread Jade?.

Also, It could be a child’s bangle, it may or may not be the same quality as this example but you can see the size comparison.[ATTACH]

Desertau replied to the thread Jade?.

Do a specific gravity test that might tell you, nephrite SG is usually between 2.90 and 3.04 Jadeite SG runs between 3.25 and 3.36

Desertau liked komokwa's post in the thread Hetian Jade carving possibly ancient?.

I think the jade forum member may know better than us..... & I personally can't tell a thing from your close ups...:meh:

Desertau replied to the thread Hetian Jade carving possibly ancient?.

Yes thank you, it is exactly 32mm in diameter.

Desertau liked wlwhittier's post in the thread Hetian Jade carving possibly ancient?.

Just judging by the cord an' little red 'ojime', it looks to be about ~7/8" diameter by maybe 3/16" thick...a dead white. Good...

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Hetian Jade carving possibly ancient?

I posted this on another jade forum and a member there who spends their free time studying jade carvings by microscope identifying the...

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