Identify Rough JADE (and it's simulants!) with Freshwater Jade
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- The ULTIMATE video on assessing rough jade specimens. Take a close-up look at real jades, serpentines, garnet, thulite, and more with professional jade carver and rough supplier, Shane Zach of Freshwater Jade.
Thank you SO MUCH to Shane Zach for his participation and patience! Sending the materials, offering unparalleled education, and constantly answering my crazy questions. This video would not have been possible without him.
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Gemstones featured in this video:
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Siberian Nephrite
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Guatemalan Jadeite
Burmese Jadeite
Guatemalan Omphacite
Italian Omphacite
Grossular Garnet
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*TIMESTAMPS*
2:23 The Two Jades: Nephrite and Jadeite
2:56 Examining Fracture Type
4:49 Grossular Garnet as a Jade Simulant and Hardness Testing
6:54 Thulite is NOT Nephrite Jade
7:35 Serpentine as a Jade Simulant
10:11 Identifying Actinolite
13:00 Jasper
13:36 Antigorite
14:22 REAL JADES
15:17 How to Identify Jade
15:34 TESTING JADE JEWELRY
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Thank you for watching my video! This channel would not be possible without incredible guests and educators like Shane from Freshwater Jade. Who should I interview next?
This is the most informative channel I’ve found on Jade. I’d love to see a a channel this comprehensive on gem grade Chalcedony- Gem Silica and Chrysoprase. Also, something on Bacan from Indonesia.
I have started carving jade myself recently. It's quite a process to figure things out.
For identifying rough jadeite it's true you can't rely on looks entirely but the way the surface of the stone is weathered, the colour and the texture as well as the weight of it do give some clues wether the rock is more likely to contain jadeite.
Thank you for your detailed explanation and effort.
Started wearing nephrite instead. I’m back to my silky jadeite
We have mine of Serpentine and now mixed niphrite I am confused in different colours😂
Very helpful to identify the jade
At this point I'm confident I have found a lode of jadeite,
I do wanna write this down that a jade rough CAN be dyed or treated but the events of that happening is very rare and happens only in Burma and China for sure. As for yellow nephrite jade, it definitely exists but is also rare and so far I’ve had acquired only one that leans more towards golden yellow over 80% the piece and seems almost exclusively in certain regions of China and are usually found with inclusions and dendritic patterns. So chances of getting a 100% full body yellow nephrite piece is just as rare as mutton fat jade, and heard it can fetch a high price too (just not nearly as high as mutton fat of course lol)
What about Edward s Black Jade. It is opaque. I have a piece that I cut a 1/4 inch slab off shows no green when a light is put to it
Hi thank you Ma'amJE!
Hello, I know this is a strange comment but... I have 2 jade rocks that I actually picked up on the island of Okinawa in 1971 as a child. I'm interested in the value if you can help. Thank you, Connie
I have what I saw here, but who should I sell it to?
Oh wow so looks like I need some professional testing
Hi, I have rough Jadeite Jade Type A from Indonesia, do you interested ?
Wow 😲 I hate that these stones look similar but it's all in it's touch, harness and chemical composition that set them apart.😅
I have puchased acanadian nephrite jade and Local Philippines Jade, would you be so kind to check it?
We have Jade here in NZ
You didn't talk about how difficult it is to cut jade with a diamond saw. I know I have a piece of jade when it takes 15 - 30 minutes to cut it in half.
@@ngwillard Most of the jade I have is from British Columbia, and is all nephrite. I have one small piece I found at jade cove. It was about 2.5" long and pencil shaped, maybe 1/4" around. I cut it in half with a diamond band saw. That took the better part of an hour and left the motor smoking. I made a cab out of one piece. It's jet black and has the typical low gloss surface of jade.
I have dark serpentine like yours and noticed that neodymium magnets stick to it. Is that common?
Its have Fe in it, which is normal for nephrite jade, it’s a gemn sepentine
Can u help me identify My artifacts if it is a jade?
Thank you in the bueitful jadeite
Hi, I have rough Jadeite Jade Type A from Indonesia, do you interested ?
Amethyst has a conchoidal bc it’s crystal structure alternates
I have rough Jadeite Jade Type A from Indonesia, do you interested ?
this video help me a lot and make me more interested in Myanmar Jade . I really want to sit and talk both of you . thanks for the video
Hi, I have rough Jadeite Jade Type A from Indonesia, do you interested ?
Merhaba bayan imparyel zümrüt yeşim jadeit gramı nekadar yardım edermisiniz
So is actinolite jade with the cat eye effect actually jade? Or is it a jade replicate despite having actinolite which is in nephrite jade?
Great question! Gemologically, “cat’s eye jade” isn’t typically considered to be nephrite jade. Nephrite jade is composed of actinolite and tremolite. The nature of these crossing fibers is what makes nephrite superior in toughness. However, cat’s eye jade can contain both actinolite and tremolite as well - but to have chatoyancy, the fibers must run parallel, meaning a difference in toughness. So, essentially, “cat’s eye jade” is made of the same minerals as nephrite jade, but the internal structure is different. Some will still consider “cats eye jade” to be nephrite, but some call it “cats eye actinolite” or “cats eye actinolite-tremolite.”
@@JewelsoftheTrade Thank you so much for clarifying this for me! It was hard finding an answer online as some say it is nephrite while others say it isn't. Now I understand that the main difference is the direction in which the fibers go, which is what does or doesn't give it that chatoyancy effect/determines its toughness. Thank you so much again!!
Since this question’s already answered, I recall a quote somewhere which describes nephrite and cat’s eye jade formation basically as “baked not fried” which can basically describe any rock with the same chemical formula that undergoes different formation to become what it is now.
Do you sell this kind of stone here? I like it very much. I want to collect
Hi, I have rough Jadeite Jade Type A from Indonesia, do you interested ?
hi
Shane, Jade and Jadeite can be banded FYI, jade are metamorphic rocks.
i have jade in 100tone
I have a black jadeite jade with gold in it came out of the ground in the form of a dragon anyone interested
I’m pretty sure Nephrite has a hardness of 6-7. Not 5-6 which is actually pretty soft. That’s why steel at 5.5 won’t scratch Nephrite.
Hi there! GIA says nephrite jade is a 6-6.5, so you’re not wrong. However, nephrite (like many gems) varies a lot in hardness. For instance, Big Sur jade tends to be less hard (closer to 5) and GIA (to my knowledge) has never published on that material. There have been nephrite jade samples testing around a 5, and I’ve even personally seen genuine jadeite jade (which is usually harder than nephrite) be scratched by steel. Both jades honestly just vary a lot in many characteristics, and it’s important to remember that hardness rating is based on the research of a limited sample of material. It’s not “set in stone.” (Pun intended 😂)
I have jade
Dommage que je ne comprends pas un mot d' anglais !
podria decirme si esto es jade, jadeita? o nefrita th-cam.com/video/RegFm_iQs4k/w-d-xo.html
On ne comprend rien du tout !
Pourquoi ne pas traduire en Français SOUS titrée ????
Can you check mine too???
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toughest gemstone but has a hardness scale of 6… ???
Yes! Toughness refers to resistance to breaking, whereas hardness refers to resistance to scratching. Jade is the toughest gemstone in the world, but diamond is the hardest gemstone in the world. In fact, jade can be 24-48x harder to break than a diamond.
This confuses me too😅
@@hotbreakers94569 I actually have a video about this called “Understanding Gem Hardness Vs Tougghness!” It will explain everything 😁
Awesome Awesome show. Many thanks. USA 🇺🇸 Jeff Baran
i have much jems stones and videos i want to contact u?
Started wearing nephrite instead. I’m back to my silky jadeite
Started wearing nephrite instead. I’m back to my silky jadeite
Hi, I have rough Jadeite Jade Type A from Indonesia, do you interested ?