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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 270325, member: 2844&quot;]Jade has a messy structure. Through a loupe you can see tiny crinkled thread-like structures, a bit like when you pull a thread from a woollen jumper.</p><p>I think your stones are either aventurine or &#039;Malaysia jade&#039;. Malaysia jade is nor jade but dyed quartz, and often used in Chinese jewellery.</p><p>Aventurine is the more likely candidate. We usually associate aventurine with those little sparkles in the stone, but not all aventurine has that. Both stones are 7 on the Mohs scale, just like jadeite jade. But jade is much denser.</p><p>Here is info on aventurine:</p><p><a href="https://www.gemrockauctions.com/auctions/aventurine/aventurine-gemstones/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.gemrockauctions.com/auctions/aventurine/aventurine-gemstones/" rel="nofollow">https://www.gemrockauctions.com/auctions/aventurine/aventurine-gemstones/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The diamonds could also be topaz or white sapphire, both beautiful gemstones.</p><p>White gold is usually an alloy of gold, palladium and other metals, as khl said. Palladium or nickel are added to achieve that white colour. Palladium is a precious metal, the price is comparable to platinum. Palladium can have that rhodium look, rhodium is also a precious metal.</p><p>No matter what the stones are, it is a lovely butterfly. And since you bought it as costume jewellery, I think you did very well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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