[Jewelry making - Article 01235] - [Orchid] Ching Hai "jade"

[Steelybone]

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    You may recall that I asked this forum what ching hai "jade"
    actually is. 

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    http://www.ganoksin.com/orchid/archive/200407/msg00326.htm
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    Didn't get an answer here or on the web, so I wrote to Fire Mountain,
    who was advertising the stuff. FM is generally pretty good about
    indicating what its 

    materials are,and had published their paper catalog with quotation
    marks around the word "jade" but with no further clarification.  On
    line, there were no quotes.  The first three responses I got from
    them were non-answers and  pretty clearly someone just quoting a
    party line.  Then today I got the following reply: 

          "Thank you for your reply. We apologize for the misleading
          information that you have received on these items. Our online
          description for these items is incorrect and will be updated
          immediately.  These items are not natural jade (jadeite or
          nephrite). This stone is much softer with a hardness range of
          3-5. This is a variety of Dolomite Marble that is mined in
          central China. Once again, we apologize for any incorrect or
          misleading information you have received." 

    Dolomite I can test for, so I can at least tell if this answer is
    correct. Now all I need is to know where the aqua coloration comes
    from.  They have indeed already updated their website's information. 

    Tas  <--who passed the thesis defense with room to spare!
    www.earthlywealth.com 


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