r/JadeiteNephrite

Today, I've got something interesting from my recent gains to share about! As we know, Hetian jade is industrially characterised by its tremolite/透闪石 content (of over 95%), but there is a type of Hetian jade that sets itself apart from the rest - this type is composed of anthophyllite/直闪石, all part of the amphibole family. Of which, there are two kinds - "oleaster green" seed jade (沙枣青) and peach blossom seed jade (桃花玉). Whilst it is commercially recognised as Hetian jade, it is unable to produce a Hetian jade certificate due to its high anthophyllite content.

This is the peach blossom seed jade/桃花玉 variety - the pink anthophyllite portions are often found nestled in its host rock, which is commonly a sort of less mature qinghua seed (tremolite) and actinolite conglomeration. Of course, rarely you do see peach blossom seed jade by itself in a small pebble (独籽), and those are extremely expensive. In this instance though, the owner of this peach blossom seed conglomeration should've dug out only the pink anthophyllite portions - that when made into small beads, could be sold for a lot more money - but they unwisely decided to try and make as large a bead strand as they could out of the stone, which would end up including the host rock.

No matter, one man's loss is another woman's gain. I like collecting specimens and this was a treat to find. It somehow also goes extremely well with my sakura agate bangle, so I'll consider that a win 🥰 I've attached closeup videos as well as a sample of the original host rock for those interested.

Trouvaille en brocante , sauriez vous me dire de quoi il s’agit ?

Item: Yellow jadeite butterfly earrings, 18K gold set
Jade Type: Icy
Treatment Status: Natural Grade A
Certificate / Lab Report: NGTC (National Gem Testing Center)
Measurements: Butterfly part 13.5mm-6mm-3.3mm
Weight: 2.493 g
Condition: Brand new
Price: Less than $1k, including tariff/tax, free shipment
Shipping From: China
Shipping To: Almost worldwide
Payment / Checkout Method: Paypal checkout at my website
Return Policy: Customer responsible for return fees if receive without damage
Seller Review History: Trusted seller
Photos / Video: See attached
Additional Notes:

This pair of earrings features natural yellow jadeite rather than heat-treated yellow jadeite, with an NGTC certificate for assurance.

Link is here.

Item: Hetian Seed Jade Bangle

Jade Type / Seller Identification: Xinjiang Hetian Seed Jade

Treatment Status: Untreated

Certificate / Lab Report: Certificate included

Measurements: 56.6-13.8-9.6

Weight: 63g

Condition: Brand new

Price: $588

Shipping From: Singapore

Shipping To: Worldwide

Payment / Checkout Method: PayPal, Etsy

Return Policy: No returns accepted.

Seller Review History: General reviews can be found in the pinned post on my Profile. Other reviews can be found on the JadeiteNephrite sub under External Purchase Reviews and Subreddit Buyer Reviews.

Photos / Video: Included in post

Additional Notes:

Another addition to Youka's Good Deals.

For sale is a river nephrite sage-green coloured bangle. This one comes in a delightful green tone uncommonly seen in seed jade. As we know, river nephrite’s colour tones can change quite a bit in different lighting, which is a lovely characteristic to observe - a pleasant surprise. It has been handcarved with Chinese xiangyun (lit. auspicious clouds) designs on one half of the bangle. The jade itself is very oily, which is the one variable that stands out greatly. It will only become more oily and moist with wear. There is slightly visible velvet-like texture, characteristic of river nephrite. Sparse needlepoint brown dot inclusions are present. These flaws are not obvious from a social distance.

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Note: All photos and videos taken with no filter. What you see is what you get.

Add USD$15 for flat tracked shipping worldwide. Paypal only.

(Taxes at the buyer's country of residence is subject to buyer's responsibility. For buyers in the US, add 20% to the *declared* price, excluding shipping.)

*See the pinned post on my Profile for all T&C. *

I regularly bid in auctions for my non-jade business… but if I see interesting possibly jade pieces I usually can’t help myself…

This batch was very inexpensive! Two turtles, four pixiu, and some looose cabachons that’s I’m 100% is from one of those link bracelets that must have broke.

I haven’t done any testing yet… curious to see what the community thinks from a glance!

Just from looking at them so far… I’m sure the purple pixiu is obviously chalcedony (but I really like him don’t be mean to his falseness 🥺 ), I think the Wuji turtle is legit, the light green pixiu looks and feels like nephrite. The two color pixiu I suspect is legit and just very low grade. The last two basic loooking pixie are SOOOOO opaque not sure it even matters if they’re low quality or treated 😅

The cabochons also look treated to me

Thoughts? Opinions? Which one do you like best anyway ❤️

Just received my bangle from u/bingbingjade and I’m obsessed 😍

Item: Hetian Jade Bangle

Jade Type / Seller Identification: Siberian/Russian Hetian Jade

Treatment Status: Untreated

Certificate / Lab Report: No certificate included

Measurements: 55.3-10.3-8.7

Weight: -

Condition: Brand new

Price: $268

Shipping From: Singapore

Shipping To: Worldwide

Payment / Checkout Method: PayPal, Etsy

Return Policy: No returns accepted.

Seller Review History: General reviews can be found in the pinned post on my Profile.

Photos / Video: Included in post

Additional Notes:

Another addition to Youka's Good Deals.

For sale is a Siberian nephrite bangle in a beautiful, rich, and creamy milk tea tone. Very flattering colour especially for Autumn/Winter. Overall texture is fine and dense. Comes with some tiny, speckled impurities typically called 'matang/sesame taffy candy' inclusions commonly seen in candy-coloured nephrite. These inclusions are not obvious from a social distance.

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Note: All photos and videos taken with no filter. What you see is what you get.

Add USD$15 for flat tracked shipping worldwide. Paypal only.

(Taxes at the buyer's country of residence is subject to buyer's responsibility. For buyers in the US, add 20% to the *declared* price, excluding shipping.)

*See the pinned post on my Profile for all T&C. *

I finally got to make something with my left over charms and beads on my day off. The wood bracelet was supposed to be a gift but I decided I liked it too much to part ways with it🫣.

I recently found this Qing Shui nephrite bangle online and the seller sent me a couple of photos of it in natural light. Is it a pretty good quality bangle? It is around $590 USD.

Item: Jadeite bangle 58.4mm
Jade Type: Glutinous icy
Treatment Status: Natural Grade A
Certificate / Lab Report: NGTC (National Gem Testing Center)
Measurements: 58.4mm-10.2mm-8.1mm
Weight: 949.311 g
Condition: Brand new
Price: Less than $1k, including tariff/tax, free shipment
Shipping From: China
Shipping To: Almost worldwide
Payment / Checkout Method: Paypal checkout at my website
Return Policy: Customer responsible for return fees if receive without damage
Seller Review History: Trusted seller
Photos / Video: See attached
Additional Notes:

Floating flower pattern with some translucency, I think this piece is quite cost efficient, especially it's a 58mm bangle which is usually more expensive.
There's only one fine surface crack as shown, not visible under normal non-backlit lighting and does not affect wear.

https://cuijuanjadeite.com/products/natural-grade-a-icy-glutinous-deep-green-floating-flower-d-shape-jadeite-bangle-burmese-jade-58mm

Item: Jadeite bracelet with 18k gold clasp and components
Jade Type: Glutinous
Treatment Status: Natural Grade A
Certificate / Lab Report: NGTC (National Gem Testing Center)
Measurements: 6.5mm bead, suitable for approximately 15–16 cm wrist size
Weight: 9.861 g
Condition: Brand new
Price: Less than $1k, including tariff/tax, free shipment
Shipping From: China
Shipping To: Almost worldwide
Payment / Checkout Method: Paypal checkout at my website
Return Policy: Customer responsible for return fees if receive without damage
Seller Review History: Trusted seller
Photos / Video: See attached
Additional Notes:

Instead of an elastic cord, this bracelet uses a gold clasp for wearing. All fittings are 18K gold, which adds considerable value, and the multi-colored jadeite beads make it quite a striking bracelet.

https://cuijuanjadeite.com/products/natural-grade-a-glutinous-multicolor-18k-gold-beaded-jadeite-bracelet-burmese-jade-6-5mm

These are two openwork carved jadeite pendants, a style that is relatively uncommon nowadays.

One features a gourd vine design, while the other depicts a landscape scene with the imagery of solitary fishing.

I've actually been told by multiple people that they worry about restringing their bead bracelets and are unsure on how to go about it! In this video, I show you how to string it the way Chinese sellers do. This method is a lot more long lasting imo, and very simple to learn. Just a soundless video but I hope the visuals are enough for you to follow along.

What you need is a thin wire and flat elastic string. For smaller beads, you won't need to overlap the strings 2 times like I do in this video. The theory is exactly the same, though!!

I hope this helps those who fear restringing beads when the og elastic's time is up. 🥰💕

P.S. Anyway isn't the 'stone covering jade' seed beads just soooo cute and oily? IN LOVE

Item: Jadeite bangles
Jade Typ: Glutinous
Treatment Status: Natural Grade A
Certificate / Lab Report: NGTC (National Gem Testing Center)
Measurements: See individual item details
Weight: See individual item details
Condition: Brand new
Price: Less than $280, including tariff/tax, free shipment
Shipping From: China
Shipping To: Almost worldwide
Payment / Checkout Method: Paypal checkout at my website
Return Policy: Customer responsible for return fees if receive without damage
Seller Review History: Trusted seller
Photos / Video: See attached
Additional Notes:

Since these bangles come from the same material, they have a consistent style and are offered at better prices.

You may select ‘All Bangles’ from the menu, then choose ‘Sort by Date’ to view this batch of bangles.

https://cuijuanjadeite.com/collections/bangle

I was asking a seller if he have hetian bangle and this is what he showed me. I asked if that is xiuyan jade he said hetian. Need your thoughts on this.

In this blog, I will cover a specific sub-section of seed jade called 石包玉 (lit. 'stone covering jade'). Whilst it's very well-known in the collector's world, it remains largely elusive to hobbyists who have just started on the journey of playing with Hetian jade, or even Hetian seed jade. I have received a nice strand of 18mm 'stone covering jade' bracelet today, and am in awe with the fineness of its flesh, so what better time than now to write this.

Pictured is my 18mm bead strand alongside with a special request for the sourcer to keep a 'seed skin' bead for me. The bead itself would be unable to produce a Hetian jade certificate. For reference, p1-3 are of the stone skin bead, p4-5 are of the actual jade flesh, p6 is the seed stone they came from. P7-9 are some other examples of 'stone covering jade'.

What is 'stone covering jade'?

As the name suggests, this sort of seed jade - to recap, river jade found only in the Yurungkax or Karangkash rivers in Xinjiang - are characterised by a thick layer of stony substance, commonly composed of some compilation of quartz, dolomite, coarse actinolite etc.. As this sort of jade commonly has an extremely thick layer of stone "skin" and is quite aesthetically unpleasing, the skin is not commonly retained in the final product unlike other seed stone products. The skin itself will also be unable to produce a Hetian jade certificate due to the absence of high quantities of tremolite - which, to recap, is the requirement for Hetian jade to be Hetian jade.

How is 'stone covering jade' formed?

There are two theories as to why a seed stone, commonly with such thin skin, would have such a variety.

The first is that the original mountain material came surrounded with its own 'mountain skin', a coarse, non-jade weathered rock. This weathered rock has interacted with the elements in the river over time, forming a thicker skin. This is a theory especially used for 'stone covering jade' pieces with sugar colour, as they believe that the colour came from the original mountain material, instead of sugar staining caused by river infiltration.

Secondly, another theory is that seed jade undergoes infiltration by outside substances inside the riverbed, and the original jade flesh at the exterior becomes altered and silicified, or calcified.

What are the characteristics of 'stone covering jade'?

These type of seed stone are commonly characterised by an extremely fine and silky flesh - that is, if the owner of the stone wins the gamble.

From the outside, no one is able to tell whether this stone will contain jade or not, due to the thick outer skin. We know about gambling jade, and this is the highest gamble of all. In fact, most, if not all stones with such skins will never produce jade inside. In fact, the Legend of Bian He is said to be referring to a 'stone covering jade' piece.

Some long-term hobbyists postulate that the reason such seed jade produces such fine flesh is because the impurities that seed jade is commonly exposed to in the river over tens of thousands of years, have been "caught" by its thick outer skin, leaving the jade flesh inside clean and unmarred even with such a long period of time.

Conclusion:

One of the best possessions and examples I can give you are that of one 'stone covering jade' seed stone that I have dubbed "sesame material", which has produced pieces such as my Qinghua seed jade "mother-and-child" set (link here) or these bangles that I'm selling here.

For such seed stones that usually do not come with the skin, it would be best to obtain evidence/video proof from the seller of the original 'stone covering jade' stone, in order to prove its origin.

The official link can be found here

"For millennia, the Chinese have regarded jade as the most precious of all earthly objects. In the 18th century, with the new availability of jadeite, green became the most coveted color of all, and that is still the case. However, all the many colors of jade retain their own popularity. Lavender jade continues to be admired and adored. The value and desire for red jade, yellow jade, black jade, and especially ice jade continue to increase."