[Jewelry making - Article 00146] - Re: [Orchid] Naming gem materials

[Cap'n kirk]

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    I can't imagine anyone on this list mistaking yellow jade for
    "serpentine' which is as soft as butter (it's soapstone after all)
    when compared to jade; why not just take out your trusty steel
    pocket knife and try to scratch it? Only Corundum, beside jade
    wouldn't scratch...good ole 'Moh'. I always 'narrow down' my
    possibilities with the easiest protocol being done first. 


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