[Jewelry making - Article 00634] - Re: [Orchid] New Colors in Jade?

[coralnut]

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Susan,

    I would suggest you find a way (or someone) to do a specific gravity
    test on your stone.  That would be a good indicator (though probably
    not conclusive by itself) of what the stone is....or more probably,
    what it is not.  If you cannot find anyone to do it for you, send me
    a sample and I will do it for you free...just cost of postage. 
    Contact me off-line if you wish. I will then report back to the
    group the results. 

    Recently, I had a friend with a large green stone which he thought
    was Wyoming jade.  It was truly a beautiful green.  It would not fit
    his saw so I offered to cut it down for him.  After I cut it up, it
    just did not appear to be jade to me so I did an SG on it.  It was
    2.64 (right in the middle of feldspar  aventurine).  Since nephrite
    is 2.89 to 3.54 and jadite is 3.24 to 3.43 it was not difficult to
    determine it was not jade of any kind. 

    Cheers from Don at The Charles Belle Studio in SOFL where simple
    elegance IS fine jewelry! dcdietz AT comcast.net

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