jade

…Victoria Stone used to simulate jade may be called “metajade.” Nephrite simulant: N = 1.61; SG = 3; hardness = 6. Jadeite simulant:…

…effect, jade cabochons that show a cat’s eye, and gem sculptures might not be on your shopping list, you shouldn’t pass them by!…

…process! (RWH) Historically, jewelers have used various colorless or near colorless oils, waxes, and resins to improve the appearance of…

…9 Kunzite 9 Jade 10 Sapphire 10 Jasper 11 Garnet 11 Lodestone 12 Diamond 12 Onyx A bracelet made from lapis lazuli beads. Jewelry and photo by Deomar…

…Corallium japonicum, harvested off the coast of Japan, can be translucent. Translucence gives this variety a boost in value, perhaps due to…

…green of nephrite jade with the salmon pink of the heart-cut morganite center stone. Photo © CustomMade. Used with permission. Gemstone…

…skin. This type of enhancement is common in cabbed gems — like turquoise, lapis lazuli, and jade — and is also routine for pearls.…

…or Imperial jade. Good-quality chlorastrolite with strong pattern and color is now difficult to obtain. Name: Pumpellyite after Raphael…

The most complicated part of identifying garnets is distinguishing between the species. The gems in the almandine, pyrope, and spessartite garnet…