Jade – Genuine or Fake
I don’t wear a lot of jewelry. I prefer to be simple, only wear my wedding ring and a necklace. As far as pendants, genuine stones are my choices over costume jewelry. My mom gave me a jade pendant which I treasure to the utmost.
Then I started paying attention to jade and found out that there are genuine jade and fake jade. Jade is a beautiful stone that can be green, orange, yellow or white, and is graded high, medium and low in terms of quality.
Fake jade can be dyed jade, infused jade in cheaper gems or cortez. Other fake jade can be simply plastic.
Vintage Jadeite Jade Cocktail Ring – $2,226 / Dyed Jade Ring $25.99 / Infused Jade Bracelet $18.00
There is a formula to measure the density and weight of genuine jade at http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-if-Jade-Is-Real for jade test.
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When I lived in China, we went to a jade factory and I had no idea there were different colors of jade like pink. It was fascinating the things they made out of Jade! I have a bracelet and a few pieces still. I actually got some Jade and silver earrings right out of the ears of the lady who was selling her pieces. I was traveling on my teachers break and had gone down the Yangtze River then traveled all the way up near the Burmese border near Kunming in Dali. But this lady was packing her baby on her back and their clothing etc. was very colorful and all handstitched. It was a really interesting village.
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I traveled to China a few times. Many people in the villages do so many handmade things. It’s so natural, effortless to them. It’s amazing. Your bracelet and earrings must be beautiful. We went to Guilin and rode the boat on Lee River.
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Asking the right questions is the key to knowing what you are getting when it comes to buying gemstones and other jewelry. Be sure the jeweler can answer your questions, or can get the answers for you. Verify the facts; double check that the stone is as represented, by having it examined by a qualified gemologist appraiser.
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Thank you!
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That is very interesting! I didn’t realize there were so many types of fake jade! 🙂
The pendant must have so much sentimental value to you since your mom gave it to you; it is worth much more than typical jade! 😊
When I think of jade, I think of the ancient Mayans. Take a look at the photos on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jade_use_in_Mesoamerica Isn’t it cool how they carved on the jade like that?
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I’ll look at your link tomorrow. Time to go to bed. Good night!
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Hope you had a good night! 🙂 I went to bed too, and just now saw this. XD
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Oh, we both had a good night sleep!
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I’m glad! 🙂
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Yes. Good night sleep is the grace of God!
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Amen! 🙂
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Yep I know it well!
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🙂 ♥
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🙂 xoxo
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A little more information:
From years gone by, Jade was always (and possibly still is) given originally (by people of Asian/Oriental people) as a gift from a grandparent on their very first visit to see their new grandchild.
It was always a small piece of jade, normally on a necklace, which was called a ‘life-saver’. And that jade went with the child throughout their life.
The reason it was called a Life-saver is because it was and is believed that the wearing of Jade will save your life. It will ‘take the hit’ instead of you being hurt.
For example: If you were involved in a car accident and survived, you should check your Life-saver (Jade) to see if it’s still intact. If it’s not, it’s because it ‘broke’ instead of you ‘breaking’. It ‘took the hit’.
If your life saver broke, then you should get a new life saver as soon as possible.
My mother bought me the most incredible piece of carved yellow jade – a dragon chasing and catching it’s own tail, which was made into a pendant. I wore it every single day, until one day it got broken. I cried buckets. Eventually I managed to replace it with another piece from the same jeweller, and I still have that piece.
Also … the different colours of Jade had their own meaning with regard to status. I used to be able to remember how this worked, but time has let go of this wonderful bit of knowledge. However – I do remember that (originally in years gone by) Yellow Jade was kept and allowed to be worn only by the Emperor and his family and high ranking officials who lived within the walls of the Palace.
Fabulous post! Thank you for for such an enjoyable read!
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Thank you so much for the additional information. Would you mind if I include your comment in my post. I’ll edit and add info!
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Of course! I’m happy to help a fellow blogger. 🙂
Have a blessed rest of your day. ~ Cobs. x
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Jade is beautiful. Such a calming color. I’m pretty simple with my jewellery too, just my wedding ring and ear rings.
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Yes, I didn’t have my ears pierced, so wear necklace and wedding ring.
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In my husband’s quest to find the right rings for me, he learned a lot about diamonds and what improves a diamond’s quality.
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Yes, we learned a lot about diamond when we went to the diamond factory in Amsterdam. The wives quickly look at their diamonds and the reflected colors…!
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An interesting post, Miriam. I have a little jade elephant that I bought in Botswana.
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If it solid and kind of heavy, it should be real!
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Yes, it is real and very lovely too.
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I bet it’s lovely, and must be nice and pretty color!
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Always liked jade.
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The kind that is close to look like emerald is the most beautiful one, but wouldn’t be me to spend that kind of money on a piece of stone!!
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I agree
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The one my mom gave me is light green with stripes of darker green!
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Cool. The locket I have is a gold one that opens.
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Well, I like the kind that opens and you put pictures in it. The jade is solid though!
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I have a small piece, lt green that was sent to my mom from her cousin who was given it by Chaing Kaishek. She was a nanny for them
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Oh wow! Just by received from them worth a lot!
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It’s just a small flat elephant if I remember correctly. I haven’t looked at it in years.
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Yes, elephant is common for jade pendant!
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I have many things in storage. I’m sure that’s one of them. Otherwise I don’t have jewelry really, just a couple of rings and a locket from my sixteenth birthday.
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I don’t have too many either. I seem to wear the same necklace every day for a long time, then change to another one, and wear for a long time. My fingers are not doing well in taking them on and off!
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Mine either! : )
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Yep!!
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Wow,thats good to know 😊👍🏼
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Now I’m hesitant to buy any jade incase the merchants are not honest!!
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Exactly 😊
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🙂 xo
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I have a red jade bangle and a dear friend had a lavender jade ring. She also told me that real jade is always cool to the touch. I test on the back of my hand. 😉 xoxoM
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Oh that good! Real jad should be heavier. According to the link that provides a test, one of the steps is strike the jade with another precious stone, real jade shouldn’t chip or crack! xoxo Miriam
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I am a lover of turquoise, dont wear a lot of jewelry myself though.
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Is your birthday in December. Turquoise is the birthstone. I got quite a few turquoise jewelry for my daughter!
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No February. Just love Turquoise. 😂
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My birthstone is Topaz, but that’s not my favorite color. I prefer other colors also!!
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Yeah my mom always gave me my birthstone for birthdays. It is beautiful, but I just don’t wear it all too much. Even Opal is really awesome!! 😄
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Yes, I like Australian black opal. I got several pieces, then after I got home, I had them made into pendants.:-)
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Jade=lucky
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Wow, my mom passed on the luck to me!!
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💕
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xoxo
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Very interesting.
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I was surprised that one salesperson at the jewelry store told me about it!
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