[Jewelry making - Article 00118] - Re: [Orchid] Naming gem materials

[Peter W . Rowe]

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>      My experience has been that yellow "jade" fizzes in hydrochloric
>     acid, which means calcite or aragonite. 

    If it fizzes, then it's not jade.  Pure and simple.  jadeite can be
    yellow, orange, brownish, etc, in addition to greens, whites, reddish
    browns, lavenders, etc.  Not necessarily dyed either, though it may
    have been. 

Peter

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