Jade vs. Simulants - Can You Spot the Difference?

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On today's unboxing, we've got a table full of Jade and its Lookalikes - Onyx, Serpentine, Aventurine & more! See which green gem measures up and learn how to identify gemstone simulants. Then, check out a giant hunk of jade from our own backyard! Plus, discover an "African jade" that is a geologist's dream!
00:35 - Carved Soapstone
01:36 - Epidote Super Group
02:23 - Serpentine with Chrysotile
04:09 - What is Green Slag?
04:38 - Why Fracture is a Gemologist's Friend
05:12 - Aventurine Quartz & Fuchsite
06:09 - Gem Quality Chrysoprase
07:20 - Dyed Marble Carving
08:07 - What is Mariposite?
08:43 - Chalcedony Buddha
09:04 - Vibrant Green Onyx
09:20 - Nephrite Jade Sphere
10:18 - Jadeite Unveiled
12:24 - Why is Butterstone So Important?
14:24 - Jade Boulder...from Tennessee?
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@js.sheng1122 8 месяцев назад

7:33 That is “Yuan Yang”, the mandarin ducks. Ancient chinese believed these birds mate for life. They are often seen in traditional chinese carvings and paintings, symbolising love, devotion and fidelity.

@barbaraeidinger6826 8 месяцев назад

The lesson was great; but Charles is the treasure! Keep using him for Unboxing please.

@MandyJane123700 8 месяцев назад

I love jade, but I would be more than happy to have jewelry made of that dyed chalcedony.

@lisafish1449 8 месяцев назад

I make jewelry and I love working with serpentine. It comes in all shades of green.

@HaiderAli-yr8gd 2 месяца назад

Have lote of River Jade and nepherite Jade ....

@realcourte 8 месяцев назад

I like this "simulants" idea a lot! Makes us discover unheard type of materials. Maybe more soon? Chrysoprase was a nice discovery here!

@gems 8 месяцев назад

Exactly! We thought this would be an excellent excuse to give some spotlight to lesser known stones and talk about what makes them unique. Chrysoprase is a reeeaallly nice gem a lot of people don't think about.

@ondelynbanks2009 8 месяцев назад

Very useful! On the small two-bird stone, I would venture a guess that those are ducks- typically a symbol of marital fidelity because ducks mate for life. Usually a wedding gift.

@philodendron6 8 месяцев назад

Have two Jade carved lions, a few inches, been in the family for over 150 years, the craftsmanship is sublime.

@silvergirl7810 8 месяцев назад

I LOVE that you sell the items you’re showing- that’s the best! It makes the audience feel that we can be part of what you are talking about! 💚

@JenniferHimel 8 месяцев назад

This was so interesting to watch. It seems like here in the states we don’t know much about jade but it’s a valuable part of gemology. Could you do a video on purple or other colors of jade? I didn’t even know until recently that it came in so many colors. Great video!

@stormdancerbarnett3012 8 месяцев назад

My first time watching. I was blown away. I'll keep watching. I love stones!!!

@gems 8 месяцев назад

Welcome!

@samanthasimental3788 8 месяцев назад

That man has such relaxed personality. He os great.

@mariacortez2115 8 месяцев назад

Love that Nephrite Jade !!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊

@mylesaway79 8 месяцев назад

My fave is Charles, his smile is magnetic

@texasceechelle 8 месяцев назад

Good lesson! I happened on real Jade bangles at an estate sale in Hawaii, they were from Ming’s in Honolulu. Yellow and light green.

@Soapartisan875 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing such great information . I collect Jade jewelry and I didn’t know I needed this information to make sure my Jade is genuine .

@kaiwolff442 8 месяцев назад

The butterstone was so historically cool that I had to go get myself a palm stone!

@lorawaring883 8 месяцев назад

Super!!! And yes, bring Charles back for more stories. I had noticed the butter stone, but convinced myself the budget wouldn't allow me. ....I am RETHINKING that decision. 😊 But don't wait, Rebecca, go for it!

@gems 8 месяцев назад

Thanks! For what it is, it's surprisingly affordable. After making this video, I personally bought a piece and gifted one to someone else.

@ypcomchic 8 месяцев назад

Yea it’s only $20!!

@micheleparker3780 8 месяцев назад

@@gems 😲👍❤️

@Mother.Mulberry 6 месяцев назад

South African accent 😮

@JewelsoftheTrade 8 месяцев назад

This is the video the internet needed. Great job! Keep the jade videos coming!!! 👏🏻

@richardwilliams1334 6 месяцев назад

Here in NZ we have a jade that is simply called Pounamu or Green Stone treasured by Māori of old for jewelry and weaponry and later by everyone else. Often found in the Alpes and rivers of the South Island, and very very hard. I have seen a greenstone weapon that had a whitish green handle called Tahike by is Trible owners.

@catherinemartina6469 7 месяцев назад

Thank you charles

@SmithCaro 7 месяцев назад

In New Zealand it is called Pounamu or Greenstone. It can only be found in the South Island ... 😊

@sandramorey2529 7 месяцев назад

There was a strand of 6mm olive green rounds you didn't identify. Are they jade? They look like what I have bought at shows called Monterey Jade from Monterey CA. Also, what about "Green Stone" found in the Aleutions and New Zealand. Worth a mention, I should think.

@suyamamalalasekera8015 8 месяцев назад

Very informative... Thumbs up for Charles..

@NickatLateNite 7 месяцев назад

I live in northern Colorado... Think it's time for me to get to Wyoming and look for some nephrite!... I think the best gem you had was Charles!

@kiro9291 8 месяцев назад

aventurine

@taniakapronczai7652 8 месяцев назад

Beautiful and very informative ❤ Thank you for passing on the knowledge to us amateur rockhounds

@TheSimmy77 7 месяцев назад

There's also gorgeous grossularite garnets that are translucent to opaque that look like jade. Not most "jade" sold online is actually just dyed green quartz.

@katrinthorsdottir7514 7 месяцев назад

This was an amazing video, so much information! My favorite is the same one Charles picked, that amazing chunk of Nephrite Jade; simply stunning.

@lumilumi0810 7 месяцев назад

Crisopraz is stunning! ❤

@mikeharrington5593 7 месяцев назад

Chrysoprase

@suzettehenderson9278 7 месяцев назад

There is another bracelet that I swear they didn't get to...far left top when looking straight down.

@karenbecker7978 7 месяцев назад

I love your video! I like to do jewelery making and stone wrapping either by wire or macrame and have done it for some time now. I really love the color and the feel of jade it is my favorite of the stones. I do, on the other hand, enjoy the stones from Africa and Tennessee...just beautiful!

@veronica0406 8 месяцев назад

Great information, thank you!

@glennpallast3131 5 месяцев назад

I have a piece of Butterstone and it is so awesome. Got mine a little over a year ago and I have to check it out everyday.

@dorotarawicz-lipinska1150 8 месяцев назад

A piece of Connemara Marble would fit here nicely

@thenorthernpalace261 8 месяцев назад

Oh, I wish you had talked about Afghan jade, which is not a real jade. There are a lot of confusing info on the internet, and all I could ascertain is it's a form of serpentine, but that's just about it. Anyway great episode as usual! :)

@gems 8 месяцев назад

Noted! We’ll see if we can get some

@breakeverychain7 8 месяцев назад

Found a random green tumbled stone on the ground in town it looks like jade but probably serpentine, in the morning it looks green in the afternoon it looks yellow, it doesn’t scratch on a metal knife

@marckmenke 5 месяцев назад

This is a great video. I'd love for you also to do a part two, where you go into more depth about other stones that get confused with jade (variscite, vesuvianite/californite/idocrase, grossularite, saussurite, Maw Sit Sit, Dushan 'jade', Guizhao 'jade', etc), as well as some of the varieties of serpentine (Xiuyan 'jade', Lantian 'jade', bowenite) that seem to bridge the gap with nephrite. Also more discussion of distinctions in some of the various colors and types of nephrite (Hetian/Qinghai/Kunlun, Canada, Siberia, Taiwan, California, New Zealand, Indonesia, Pakistan) and jadeite (Burma, Guatemala, California, Turkey, Siberia, Kazakhstan). Actually, that white marble bird pendant dyed with green spots looks similar to some pieces of Dushan jade (saussurite). It would be interesting to compare those two stones, and other forms of 'moss-in-snow' jade.

@kerzwhile 8 месяцев назад

Great show!!😊

@RambleOn. 6 месяцев назад

Thanks- very useful/interesting info for those of us that travel & like rocks, & jewelry 😉

@Seawing-v5d 8 месяцев назад

Being from California I recognized the chunk of serpentine from hiking trips.

@annes4213 8 месяцев назад

I found nephrite jade in my backyard - it’s very cold and waxy looking -

@BonesFPV 8 месяцев назад

She’s so pretty!

@kaiwolff442 8 месяцев назад

I love this channel so much

@CharlemagneProkopyshyn 7 месяцев назад

Loved this episode. I love jadeite jade and those green colours. Do you guys ship to UK? Loved the butterstone, too. I could buy everything on your table! Lol 😂Charles is a lovely guy, was great to get to know him in this video. 😊

@viridiangreen8259 7 месяцев назад

Thank you:)

@DeDraakAap 8 месяцев назад

Thank you

@bethlovesthings 8 месяцев назад

My bank account is glad y'all don't ship to aus (yet?). Butter stone is my kinda vibe. Timeless slime rock? Yes please 😂😂

@knightshade6232 7 месяцев назад

One day i can buy one of this

@TheBottegaChannel 8 месяцев назад

My favorites have to be either the Nephrite, the Adventurine or the African Butterstone. Quick fun little story about correcting someone about a Jade substitute: About a year or so ago I was studying polonesian culture and learned about Toki ( adze blades) made of jade. Wanting to respect the culture but work on a budget, I found some Adventurine on sale that had been lapidated into wedge forms. After using a wetstone, I lapped a chisel edge and strung it up, then proceeded to wear it. A few days after, someone complimented me on my " Jade necklace". I told them " Thanks, but I'm sorry to say, it's not Jade. It's Adventurine.". To this day, I still have the pendant as well as the other blanks so I can replace it if it breaks.

@aolster3198 8 месяцев назад

Did you skip the two strings of beads?

@gems 8 месяцев назад

We were trying to keep the video from getting too long! But I believe it was only one string that didn't make it into the final video. They were serpentine beads: www.jtv.com/product/serpentine-appx-8mm-round-large-hole-bead-strand-appx-8-length/DKV001K

@aolster3198 8 месяцев назад

Thank you.

@leannaerickson9745 8 месяцев назад

The marble birds are hoopoes.

@cretaceousaces 7 месяцев назад

Just curious why I didn't see any Jasper in

@jeanettemarkley7299 7 месяцев назад

10:59 But dyed stones fade in the light.

@KrosanBeast315 5 месяцев назад

9:06 For a Stone to be called Onyx Chalcedony according to the G.I.A... it must have straight, paralel layers or bands of alternating black and white. That piece doesn't, so it is just Dyed Chalcedony. As a side note, what is UNFORTUNATELY AND INCORRECTLY often called 'Green Onyx' in the trade since it has bands is actually green colored Variety: Onyx Marble, Species: Calcite. This is a huge problem in the Trade and must be addressed properly.

@ALayne08 7 месяцев назад

Good show, and thanks for reminding me to subscribe.

@LibertyScott-x6i 3 месяца назад

I was told jade was very cold. Hard. And very shiny and sometimes translucent.

@tommunyon2874 8 месяцев назад

My wife bought a ring with a large green cabochon stone on Guam back in the 1980s from a Hong Kong based jeweler. The gemnological society wants more to evaluate the stone than I think the ring is worth. I think it is either nephrite or jadite.

@alexandraw887 4 месяца назад

Nephrite jade is beautiful.

@raymondperez2972 7 месяцев назад

How about Māori Jade? Aloha!

@DeeDurand-wm4sf 6 месяцев назад

New sub from shoshone Wyoming...please , more on nepherite jade , Wyoming state gemstone...73 years old and a rockhound for approximately 65 years

@gems 6 месяцев назад

Welcome!

@michaeltrudell9356 8 месяцев назад

Wow, Rebecca is dressed to kill!😯

@nandingpanelo 7 месяцев назад

Thanks

@rhondaskvoretz1476 8 месяцев назад

I have some green stones that turn purple with UV light. What would these be?

@laara1426 7 месяцев назад

I luv this channel !

@strategicfooyouagencyfirst8197 5 месяцев назад

Chinese people like jade, but they are basically only interested in jadeite. The jadeite recognized by Chinese people is only found in Myanmar, Russia and Guatemala. Myanmar jadeite is considered the best because of its tender green color. Guatemalan jadeite is dark green and the price is relatively low. Russian jadeite has not yet been found to be of jewelry quality. Chinese people evaluate jadeite based on three indicators: color, transparency, and crystal particle size. Transparent pure tender green and delicate jadeite is considered the highest grade. Previously, a necklace with large particles of this quality was auctioned for 150 million Hong Kong dollars.

@drdebocherry 7 месяцев назад

I would buy jade gemologists❣️

@FireSilver25 5 месяцев назад

I have a bunch of British Columbian nephrite that I love working with. It is tough to get a smooth polish on though. It likes to get an orange peel texture because of the fibers or something. I’m going to try polishing with 1200 grit for longer like I saw online somewhere.

@AssassinCreed-m4y 3 месяца назад

Very amazing

@markmanning2921 8 месяцев назад

Do you have a video on Lapis Lasuli ?

@gems 8 месяцев назад

We did one several years ago: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-i7sLAJNCbZk.html Should probably revisit one day soon

@davidsandoval2114 8 месяцев назад

I do not mean to lilypad to another topic, but is angleskin coral similar to jade in the differentiation of colors and pricin? Would love to witness a reliaable and valid video on angleskin coral.

@breakeverychain7 8 месяцев назад

I think the stone I found is very light springy green clear nephrite cute

@amymarie630 7 месяцев назад

Is it possible to get the details/links to Rebecca's jewelry? ❤

@pinkblossomsky 7 месяцев назад

Yes, pleaasseee!!! I was so distracted by the ring on her right hand 💍

@Mother.Mulberry 6 месяцев назад

13:00 so what you're saying is that butterstone is a time capsule of Vaalbara ❤?

@Saer-s9u 7 месяцев назад

please speak on British Columbia a k.a. B.C. jade. 😊 Seems like nephritis,extremely heavy. I have about 24 I found in the wild. They are on average 10/12 in. X 20/24in X 3IN. deep. approx 50lbs each, just a guess but more than my chubby schnauzer 😂 I saw 3 the size of stove....nicely hidden where I go hunting. 😊 Also...since South Africa was mentioned...the Massina/Massena crystals from Tanzina. I bought 3 and then heard the mine had been sealed. tyty

@mikeharrington5593 7 месяцев назад

Can jade be opaque ? What is the retail value of the big chunk of nephrite at the end?

@chingseanchang299 8 месяцев назад

It could be a pair of mandarin ducks

$@maritesfrac9412$

@maritesfrac9412 7 месяцев назад

i have set of jade like a dark green round.shape

@HaiderAli-yr8gd 2 месяца назад

Any body brought nepherite Jade and river Jade also all kind of sami and precious stone aquamarine and Florid.

@jangtv3973 7 месяцев назад

Do you buy scapolite

@teuruti55 5 месяцев назад

Pounamu for the win

@caitlintoner824 8 месяцев назад

How about bc Jade found on the Fraser

@southernshenanigans3069 8 месяцев назад

The Tennessee river isnt tiny...what part did she find it? County?

@gems 8 месяцев назад

Unfortunately, we're not sure, but the next time we're in her shop, we'll ask her!

@amazinggrace5692 8 месяцев назад

Those are two turtle doves kissing

@mustafacelebi5386 7 месяцев назад

❤❤❤

@breakeverychain7 8 месяцев назад

I have a rainbowy jadeite I need to get it tested it’s ridiculous

@LillePille 8 месяцев назад

It's such a shame, that you don't deliver to Germany 😥

@AnaGonzalez-ms3xp 7 месяцев назад

Por qué la jade se parece mucho a la esmeralda

@vickinoeske1154 7 месяцев назад

Neophrite Jade found in the Tennessee River? Really? I have pearls from the Tennessee River.

@alphabasic1759 6 месяцев назад

Stimulant is not a word

@death057 6 месяцев назад

You guys completely skipped one of the necklaces over in the Jade type area

@gems 6 месяцев назад

Good eye! It was another serpentine. We cut it for time, but we really didn’t think anyone would notice.

@death057 6 месяцев назад

@@gems I actually have some really old Mayan jadeite. I know that the only type of Jade that's in Central America is jadeite if I'm not mistaken from what I've researched. I have two chinty heads aka carved head necklaces one of which may date to BC and I was waiting to see what that necklace was cuz it kind of looked like one of them. Anyway thanks for the videos I actually put them on in my art studio so that I can listen get information watch while I create.

@wrtye2069 8 месяцев назад

That's a fricken jade?

@martinisherwood2854 2 месяца назад

I don't know if you still read messages on here. Have you heard of Quartzite

@pattheplanter 8 месяцев назад

Cholic stone and kidney stone.

@DianaEngland-e3m 8 месяцев назад

I will be carful bay it in Chinatown

@amydearing9866 8 месяцев назад

So what is my "jade roller" actually made out of?

@gems 8 месяцев назад

Depends on who you bought it from. They are typically jadeite or nephrite, but it's possible that unscrupulous sellers might use a simulant without disclosing.

@GOLD_FEVER 8 месяцев назад

probably dyed.

@emsf396 8 месяцев назад

You guys didn’t include Pounamu New Zealand jade.

@gems 8 месяцев назад

We didn't have any, unfortunately

@douglasramsay8609 8 месяцев назад

The main NZ jade is nephrite, which they had samples of, there is also Cowell jade, from Australia. You didn't discuss bowenite.

@ANCIENTASTRONAUT411 7 месяцев назад

Its all jade man just some good quality and some good he just made up names for other jade it all comes from dead dragon man

@yuighjj533 5 месяцев назад

มันเป็นหยกจักพรรติ

@NickPorter-ui7st 8 месяцев назад

Dictionaries

@Gemstones108 7 месяцев назад

Nice information ❤

@mrfarts5176 7 месяцев назад

Know this. If a Chinese person is selling you jade it is probably plastic.

@RejectHumanityReturn2Monke 7 месяцев назад

That's a bit too generalistic as the best jade is also sold by the Chinese.

@mrfarts5176 7 месяцев назад

@jokogs13 ummm, not really. The best jade is definitely not sold from China. I am a professional gem dealer, and I find this jade to be among the worst you can buy.