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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;aaroncab, post: 3020907, member: 3974&quot;]I snatched this off ebay a few minutes after it was listed. Listed as &quot;marble elephant&quot;. Well...its not marble <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> looks kinda like &quot;spinach jade&quot; or some variety of dark nephrite jade(to me). I&#039;ve attempted a few small scratch tests on the bottom of the feet with a needle, and with an agate(quartz) and havent been able to produce a scratch using firm pressure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tried to measure its specific gravity/density using the submersion method. Proved difficult given its size and weight but I&#039;m fairly confident it falls in the 3.0-3.2 range. This seems consistent with nephrite jade as far as I know. I could be slightly off either way on that measurement.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seems like a pretty well done modern-ish jade carving to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>He&#039;s 8 inches (20cm) long from trunk to tail.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh one other thing, he definitely has a thin sheen of wax which I think is a somewhat regular practice for jade items as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Opinions on if I&#039;m off base thinking it could be jade? Maybe jasper or some other quartz?(I don&#039;t think so based on the density...)</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, where might he have been carved?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]289839[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]289840[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]289841[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]289842[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]289843[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]289844[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]289845[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]289846[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]289847[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]289848[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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