[Jewelry making - Article 00265] - Re: [Orchid] Naming gem materials

[Steelybone]

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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.

    Nobody said jade fizzes.  What I said was, some yellow "jade" I had
    fizzed.  Clearly, the yellow "jade" wasn't yellow jade - it was
    calcite or aragonite.  Pay attention, Gentle Readers.  Unscrupulous
    dealers are looking for people who don't. 

Tas
www.earthlywealth.com 

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