[Jewelry making - Article 00237] - Re: [Orchid] Naming gem materials

[James Carpenter]

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>        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.

    My friend recently returned from Guatemala and brought me back some
    jadeite from there. I have been slabbing the material and found that
    it was white with pastel colors inside. Some of the material I
    received is white with lavender, pink, blue, and green colors. Most
    of the shades are pastel in color. I also received some blue/green
    jadeite and green. You can try to scratch this stuff with a knife all
    day all you will do is dull your blade. It was hard enough to cut
    this stuff with a diamond saw. 

James Carpenter
Unconventional Lapidarist
http://www.UnconventionalLapidarist.com

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