Jade Jewelry and Mining: A Deep Dive into Canadian Nephrite Jade with Kirk Makepeace

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The ULTIMATE video on Canadian nephrite jade from leading expert, Kirk Makepeace of Jade West in British Columbia. Also known as BC Jade, Canadian nephrite from mines such as Kutcho, Ogden, Polar and Cassiar deposits have captured international attention over the past 50 years. Due to ever-changing political climates, mechanized mining, and changing demand, we'll soon see changes in the availability and hopefully, the value of nephrite jade will reflect its incredible characteristics such as toughness, carve-ability, and it's addictive beauty.
What does this mean for the jade shopper?
American demand for jade, both jadeite and nephrite, is increasing with unforeseen momentum. Everyone wants it, but it may be hard to find.
This begs the question:
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@JewelsoftheTrade Год назад

Thank you for watching our video collab with Jade West! What questions do you have for Kirk and Nikki about the Canadian and Siberian nephrite jades?

@breakeverychain7 8 месяцев назад

In the vedas, jade is said to be the fat of a slain titan. It is said it has the greatest ability to cleanse sin from one who wears it. Also that it is found in the lands of the yavanas (east asiatics)

@KlasicRock 9 месяцев назад

I actually have a ring also that I inherited from my grandfather. Sterling silver but the craftmanship on the ring itself is mind blowing. It has a green stone in it, that I actually brought to a Chinese Jeweler, who was adamite that it was NOT Jade..... meanwhile, it DEFIENETLY is a Nephrite Jade Cabochon set into a Sterling Silver ring

@JewelsoftheTrade 9 месяцев назад

Ooh, I hope you wear it! Such a special piece!

@jourdainhiini6548 Год назад

We call Jade Pounamu in New Zealand. Most Maori have a Pounamu pendent. I have a Pounamu fish hook I often wear. I love jade..thanks for all your videos. I love them.

@ohdannyboy4727 Год назад

Great interview. Love how he speaks on the indigenous people and how it influences jade.

@teaffeeblend Год назад

Bought a few pieces from Jade West/The Jade Mine and they are some beautiful, quality pieces. Will continue shopping with them!

@JewelsoftheTrade Год назад

So glad to hear that! It’s always wonderful when you find an ethical, family-owned business selling such an attractive and durable product.

@hotbreakers94569 Год назад

So nice to see them again in this video, I just bought a few pieces from them , nice and good quality Canadian nepherite Jade❤.

@JewelsoftheTrade Год назад

That’s wonderful! I hope you love and wear your pieces! I sincerely appreciate the Makepeace family sharing their knowledge with all of us jade lovers 😊 So thankful for them!

@nathans.3751 Год назад

That was a fun video. I enjoyed it fast paced and informative. Jade nomenclature seems to be getting wider a muddier these days. First we had jade, the it was split into Jadeite and Nephrite. Now they have added Omphacite as a third variant. Plus the Chinese have their own nomenclature system.

@JewelsoftheTrade Год назад

Thank you so much for watching! Jade nomenclature is fascinating and complicated. Omphacite Jade and Kosmochlor Jade are still considered “fei cui” (what we call jadeite jade”) by the Chinese, but the American trade is largely less aware of this vocabulary. GIA actually found a “cats eye omphacite jade” believed to be from Guatemala and published on it last summer!

@hotbreakers94569 Год назад

Wow😮 . I just got over jadeite vs nepherite Jade definitions, now all these🤔🤷🏽‍♂️

@JewelsoftheTrade Год назад

@@hotbreakers94569 Hahahaha, you are not alone! The terminology for “types of jade” is actually a very fascinating subject in the study of jade. Nephrite and Jadeite are definitely the main ones any shopper needs to know though! 👏🏻

@hotbreakers94569 Год назад

@@JewelsoftheTrade Absolutely 🤗😁. When you think you know something , you find your wrong lol. BtTW your videos have been helping me in my Jade ventures ,your type of personality that keeps people engaged, keep up the good work.✌️💚 Leron

@theresarondina7098 Год назад

I love my jade I bought from Hong Kong I wear it everyday for 4 years now❤ the color still the same

@canadajadecarver Год назад

Thanks for the video. I've spoken with a Geo friend of mine for a while about the actinolite/tremolite relationship to jade. Actinolite and Tremolite are mineralogical compositions, nephrite is not, it is a physical characteristic. In order for those minerals to be rightfully called jade they have to be felted and interwoven.

@JewelsoftheTrade Год назад

Yes! That is a really clear and accurate way to explain it. We actually dive deeper into those minerals in our video about Cat’s Eye Jade, which is dropping next week 😊

@breakeverychain7 8 месяцев назад

Cool!

@OfficialKequan 4 месяца назад

I started collecting jade nephrite and jadeite, carving the smaller stones into pendants is so fun. What a beautiful stone! I don’t know what it is but jade is my favorite crystal. I’m even gonna make a song called “Jade Fever”

@epicv7dayz824 7 месяцев назад

Nice job bud, gosh this was seriously fascinating

@breakeverychain7 8 месяцев назад

Yep my cassiar is hella fun, so many chromium spots

@user-wj2vc6ou4j 3 месяца назад

Nice video

@goldcambodia 4 месяца назад

Nice!

@BatuIndahJade Год назад

Nice bangle👍👍

@user-wj2vc6ou4j 3 месяца назад

Now best nephrite from Afghanistan

@tangojuli209 5 месяцев назад

Its not "sharing the toughness" bc instead of being a rock (composed of multiple minerals) it is a concentration of one specific mineral, actinolite. Saying over and over "just doesnt have same toughness..." betrays lack of understanding of this fundamental composition. The actinolite weakens the "jade" because of its cleaveage in two directions. An analogy is Lapis Lazuli which is a rock of several diff minerals in a variety of different concentrations. Add too much calcite and the color gets lighter and changes both value and durability as calcite is a softer mineral that cleaves in two directions.

@JewelsoftheTrade 5 месяцев назад

Hi there! Thank you for watching my video. I’m not sure I understand. Nephrite jade is an aggregate (rock) and has a massive microcrystalline structure - it has no cleavage planes. A single, massive crystal of actinolite may have cleavage, but this is entirely different from jade. Toughness inevitably varies in jade specimens due to the compactness of it’s crystal microstructure as determined by it’s formation which can be different depending on it’s geological conditions. It’s also important to note that nephrite jade is comprised of a solid solution series including actinolite, tremolite and their intermediaries.

@user-jt3lc9dy4p 9 месяцев назад

You never talked about pakistan as a jade country, maybe you never watch peshawar gemstone market.. you have to watch

@JewelsoftheTrade 9 месяцев назад

I'm sad to say I don't know much about Pakistan as a source of jade, but I would love to learn more! I show an example of Pakistan Jade in one of my recent videos called "Jade Origins."