[Jewelry making - Article 00258] - Re: [Orchid] What is 'Candy Jade'?

[Pat Waddington]

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    Thanks to all who replied, and confirmed my own thoughts. I did do
    an extensive search on Google before asking the question, and 'top
    quality white jade' seemed unlikely to say the least. As James says,
    who would ruin top quality material for an end product that looks
    like Smarties. 

    I also agree that serpentine is a likely candidate, particularly
    from sources that fail to describe it as dyed white jade. 

    The 'complex color enhancing process' sounds like a fancy way of
    saying 'dyed' since you can't enhance white to any colour but a purer
    shade of white. It may also refer to the fact that some of the beads
    I have seen are not solid in colour, but exhibit shading and swirls
    of colour. 

    I am most grateful too, James, for the information on Types A, B and
    C jadeite. 

Best wishes
Pat

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