[Jewelry making - Article 00737] - Re: [Orchid] Looking for Imperial Jade

[Gerry]

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    Beth, Real Imperial Jade is quite rare.  Prices vary drastically,
    but a good base price is around $50 - $100 per carat, if or when you
    can find it.  I have seen individual pieces of exceptionally fine
    Imperial Jade sell for thousands of US Dollars per stone.  Obtain an
    education about jade before you go looking or you will be burned. 
    If I did not have an education I would hire a professional jade
    dealer and insist that the item be identified by the GIA before I
    bought the piece.  Even GIA is finding many new treatments on jade
    that are very difficult to identify and require special equipment. 

  Gerry Galarneau
  gggemswcr AT cox.net
  www.galarneausgems.com



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