[Jewelry making - Article 00496] - Re: [Orchid] Yellow Turquoise

[Zen Sojourner]

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    Well I finally heard back about that "yellow jade". 

    Now keep in mind the first e-mail I got back from Fire Mountain told
    me all about how both nephrite and jadeite are called jade.  It
    didn't tell me what this particular item was, though. 

    So I asked again, pointing out that "ruby" USED to mean any red
    gemstone, but that calling a red spinel a "ruby" now would get you
    in a world of trouble. 

    This time, this is what they told me:  "This type of "jade" is
    traditionally dyed quartz."" 

    I'm going to assume that this "yellow jade" is "traditional yellow
    jade" (whatever that means) and that it's dyed quartz. 

    And I'm redoubling my efforts to find some more reliable supplier
    than Fire Mountain! 

Sojourner

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