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Let's Rock => Identifications of Materials => Topic started by: hummingbirdstones on October 12, 2015, 08:20:12 PM

Title: Anybody Know What This Is?
Post by: hummingbirdstones on October 12, 2015, 08:20:12 PM

Came across this picture and was wondering what it is.  Anybody know?  Thanks!

Title: Re: Anybody Know What This Is?
Post by: lithicbeads on October 12, 2015, 09:02:42 PM

It is jade , black nephrite. It is hard to tell if it is the black jade with magnetite  from near Mt. Palomar California which can be electroplated with gold on the magnetite crystals or the Wyoming version which has quartz crystals. I'd vote for the Mt. Palomar rough.

Title: Re: Anybody Know What This Is?
Post by: hummingbirdstones on October 13, 2015, 06:36:25 AM

Thanks, Frank.  It's really pretty.  Is this stuff as big a pain in the arse to work as all the other jade?  I'm not normally a jade person because it's so difficult, but this one is really calling me.   :WEEEE:

Title: Re: Anybody Know What This Is?
Post by: lithicbeads on October 13, 2015, 02:59:15 PM

So few people work this type of jade that it doesn't have a widespread reputation.

Title: Re: Anybody Know What This Is?
Post by: hummingbirdstones on October 13, 2015, 05:11:23 PM

Doesn't matter anyway.  Bloody thing went for $191 and change.   :sad5:

Thanks for the info, though!

Title: Re: Anybody Know What This Is?
Post by: lithicbeads on October 13, 2015, 07:45:47 PM

 I looked again and from the useful shape and density and quality of the magnetite crystals it was relatively cheap compared to the $40 a slab I have seen at shows.

Title: Re: Anybody Know What This Is?
Post by: hummingbirdstones on October 14, 2015, 06:51:57 AM

Dang.   :dontknow: