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[lithicbeads]

35 mm long, 13 mm diameter, 2.5 mm hole. The lines are light reflections

[hummingbirdstones]

Wow.  That is a stunning bead!  Gotta love shiny, black rocks.   

[Jhon P]

Isn’t black jade rare in Washington

[lithicbeads]

Yes and no. I know where to find some anytime I go out and have seen pieces up to 2.5 tons but most jade hunters have never seen real black here.Real black means no green no matter how thin. I just reread some geo publications and finally found a general reference to the in situ location. I think it is going to be an exciting summer as I also found a very hard to get to jadeite spot.

[Rustycat]

35 mm long, 13 mm diameter, 2.5 mm hole. The lines are light reflections

That is lovely, have to ask if the black has the Washington standard grey rind, or something a bit more exotic.

[lithicbeads]

No rind whatsoever. Most can look a bit cloudy from feldspar content but even in those pieces there are usually small areas that are relatively clean.I will post some with quite a bit of feldspar soon for comparison.

[Rustycat]

No rind whatsoever. Most can look a bit cloudy from feldspar content but even in those pieces there are usually small areas that are relatively clean.I will post some with quite a bit of feldspar soon for comparison.

Thank you, I look forward to furthering elucidation!

[finegemdesigns]

Are you aware that Edwards is translucent in razor thin edges backlit?

Nice bead BTW.

[lithicbeads]

Ours has lots of iron as does Edwards
 but the magnesium levels are probably higher than Edwards which may make the difference.

[sealdaddy]

WOW, old friend~   
That is Awesome!