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I just wanted to know if anyone has any jade they'd like to share..pictures, stories whatever. I know Don Woodward is a real jade junkie...i'm sure he would love to hear about your jade adventures to…
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jade Junkee Nov. 18, 2009.
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The second and third shots...same? might be hydrogrossular garnet and/or a vesuvianite.
~zeke
Nice Eric...I've seen your page before. Do you work a lot of jade? Do you collect any yourself? And do you frequent the forum on PacificJadeArt
~zeke
This is Polar Jade from jademine.com (Kirk Makepiece) in northern BC. I am just doing my first Polar Jade piece at http://thecovingtons.com/art/Carvings/Jade/Burning-Leaf/index.html
This is jade from the Marsden river in NZ http://thecovingtons.com/art/Carvings/Jade/Partners/index.html
I would add to what Don said the Mindat forum. As long as you have good pictures and can tell them the hardness of the specimen they are pretty quick at narrowing it down. They can also help point you to other resources.
~zeke
I don't know...i just grabbed the bulbs around the house that were giving off white instead of yellow light.
that would be dyed agate there...unless it's not;-) i got my wife a box with a slab of that on the top to keep all her beach agates in.
~zeke
I think it's glass.
Yeah, the red was just what was there when i took these pictures months ago. I'm still trying to find a good picture of a "green black" jade that shows the green...may have to dig one out and re-shoot it.
~Zeke
What kind of bulbs are you useing for your lighting?
~Zeke
Here is a pitch black jade found here in Washington (Ryan, notice the red background i used...;-) Just the sheet on my bed though).
~Zeke
Here is the little piece of jet i found...it's not much
Some black jade is actually very very dark green or at least has a green tinge to it...some is solid black, both are nice. I don't know why, just an observation.
~Zeke
I'm staying out of this one. If it were agate, I'd comment on it . It is a beautiful bit of carving, and the silver work is beautiful also. One of these days I'll get brave, and teach myself silversmithing.
Don
What passion ? Like I said, I keep it hidden away. In my storage shed, under about a ton and a half of the good agate, jasper, chapinite , petrified wood and other good stuff.
Don
That is wonderful, don't you think Don? That looks like 'real' black as opposed to 'green black' am I right? Is the jade from the same area as it's inspiration?
~zeke
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- At 11:58am on October 18, 2009,
Kevin Corbin said… - Welcome aboard. Happy hounding
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