Thank you for your video. For those who are unaware, the name Nephrite is derived from the Latin name Lapis Nephriticus which means stone for the kidney. Its Spanish name is piedra de ijada which gave rise to the name Jadeite. In olden days some cultures believed that jadeite or nephrite could alleviate pain from the kidneys. It was not until 1863 that French mineralogist Augustin Alexis Damour identified the differences between Jadeite from Nephrite as two separate minerals. The Maori in New Zealand used Nephrite which they call Pounamu to make adzes called toki, war clubs called mere and amulets called hei tiki and hei matau.
Hi Jordan... I'm using google translate. The discussion about jade is really interesting. My suggestion is that you can create specific content about Nephrite Jade, especially the unique part of Nephrite Jade, namely the cat's eye effect. It is quite rare to find and when properly polished can rival Jadeite gems.
Thank you for your comment! I certainly plan to create content about cat’s eye jade :). Not only cats eye actinolite (nephrite,) but there was recently a discovery of cat’s eye jadeite (omphacite) as well!
Omg😍That nephrite bangle at 1:21 was stunning to me as compared to the jadeite which appeared more like a grey, opaque-sage to me. That nephrite has me sold.
Good work ! I super appreciate the quick and to the 👉 very-direct attractive, with a nice and happy ish... kind of spin!! I need ti super think about what I would name my Gem stone . Stay tuned 😉
I'm curious to know more about Nephrite! I understand that nephrite is far more common than jadeite, so finding real type A nephrite generally shouldn't be difficult, but I'm really interested in Chinese nephrite, specifically the hetian "mutton fat" white Nephrite. Are there certain reputable sites I should look on? What kind of price tag is realistic for such pieces? Thanks!
Thank you for commenting! I think Indonesian jade is super underrated, it’s a beautiful stone. I show a piece of Indo jade in my video on “Jade Origins,” and it’s also featured in the videos on my Gem Travels playlist if you wanna check them out!
There is so many mix information. What is the refractory ibdex for nephrite and jadeite. My piece jade i thought it was dyed quartz but it is 1.62. And quartz is around 1.5 so my local jeweler thinks its jadeite. However. Some sources say jadeite is 1.66 and nephriye is 1.60 to 1.62 however, the jeweler said it doesnt look like nephrite. So im confused haha so can a RI of 1.62 be jadeite?
Hello JoTT! Can I request a video about the difference between: Jadeite Nearest Color : Olive Green (coz I mostly see the Ice Jade colors) Translucency : Near opaque & Nephrite Nearest Color : Olive Green ? There are so many jadeite but only few are true collections like in Mason-Kay Jade.
Love the olive-green color in jade!! It’s more common in nephrite but definitely exists in jadeite as well. You might be interested in our Colors of Jade video! Here is an olive green jadeite bangle available from Mason-Kay: www.mkjadejewelry.com/green-jadeite-jade-cylindrical-bangle-69-5mm-upc-248083.html If you use the discount code JOTT, you can receive 10% off :)
I'm a bit interested about nefrite jade since I visited a nefrite jade mosque in Aceh Province - Indonesia. They found that huge jade (approximately 20 tons) and decide to carve the jade to become tiles for the mosque. That was so beautiful building, and somehow I felt fresh and calmy inside the building. Then I was thinking and start to go browsing, how much it cost for a gemstone made from that jade 🤔
We featured some Aceh jade in a recent video called Jade Origins if you’re interested in seeing it. 😊 There’s also some in our videos about the various gem shows. If you want to specifically buy Aceh nephrite, reach out to Freshwater Jade! He has a website and is on Instagram and has some amazing carvings in Indonesian jade.
You use these things called eyeballs. Usually they are located above your nose on both sides of your face if you are human. They have skinflaps that go over them opening and closing to do something called blinking. When or if you get tired and sleep those skinflaps typically stay closed over the eyeball orfaces. Speaking of orfaces I'd love to stick my
I been polishing my rock hard stone for the past 48 hours straight after watching this video! It works better if you stroke it to the left so that you feel right!!
@@yolandagrabowski6043 Moldavite is super cool! It’s actually a tektite, which is a type of natural glass which formed from the heat of meteorite impact on the earth. It can be very valuable, I bet your earrings are gorgeous!!
Geologist here: I wouldn’t say jadeite is “extremely rare” (I can name quite a few minerals that are much MUCH more rare) but I would say it is definitely rare geologically. Also if you know about metamorphic petrology, it’s not really a wonder that jadeite forms at all, especially considering the environments that jadeite form in. Geochemically, albite plagioclase (a kind of feldspar) is a “fusion” of jadeite and quartz; Albite is NaAlSi3O8, quartz is SiO2, and jadeite is NaAlSi2O6. Jadeite tends to form in upper blueschist to eclogite facies, where plagioclase in general is unstable. In that sort of very high pressure environment, a plagioclase’s crystal lattice is essentially “crushed out” and separated into quartz and pyroxene (jadeite or omphacite). Oh, there’s also purple jadeite from Turkey, though apparently that material is not pure jadeite.
Thank you for your comment! I should clarify by saying that gem quality jadeite jade (not single crystal jadeite) is extremely rare. While jadeite can be found in other polycrystalline materials, it takes more than the presence of jadeite to constitute a “jade.” Additionally, very little jadeite jade (jadeite jade by nature is polycrystalline) found is gem-grade, and of the gem-grade quality less than 1% is considered “fine.” Please note that gemology is not the same as geology or mineralogy, and is a system created for the jewelry consumer. You might be interested in my video “Jade for Gemologists - Fei Cui Explained.” Given your background, I think you’ll find it more interesting! 😊
“Rare” is subjective of course, so I definitely see where you’re coming from. I certainly agree that there are materials more rare than jade. But gem-grade jadeite jade is undeniably more rare than commodities such as copper, gold, gem-grade diamonds, gem-grade amethyst and a number of other gem-grade colored gemstones, particularly nephrite jade which is comparatively far more abundant than jadeite jade.
As for purple jadeite rock (known as Turkish Purple Jade in the trade), we don’t gemologically consider it a jade because of it’s high quartz content. We don’t consider Maw Sit Sit a “jade” either (at least not in the US, in a gemological context) even though it has kosmochlor/jadeite in it. It’s a very cool stone, but it’s misleading for a seller to represent it as jade. You might enjoy our Discord! There’s a link in the description. I don’t have any videos on Turkish Purple Jade, but it’s part of the realm of topics that we discuss in the JOTT Discord server.
Bowenite is a jade simulant. Still a beautiful stone, it’s unfortunately not as durable as jade. I think we mention bowenite in our video “Don’t Buy Fake Jade” because some people sell it as “jade” without disclosure.
Bowenite is a variety of serpentinite rock related to nephrite, though not as hard or durable and gemologically speaking cannot be referred to as jade. However, it is important to remember that more traditional gem classifications do not always align perfectly with modern gemology. A variety of bowenite in New Zealand known as tangiwai is still considered by Māori and other New Zealanders to be a type of pounamu, or greenstone. Similarly, the term fei cui in China does not only refer to pure jadeite, but can legally refer to any stone containing jadeite, omphacite, or kosmochlor or any combination thereof in varying compositions.
about naming gemstones. !! Here is a GENUINE QUARTSITE JOKE I wrote myself there (desert Garden gameshow) a few months ago with the help of mineralogy veterans we passed around a newly discovered mineral I found completely unlisted anywhere!! after further examination, crazy miracles started happening to anyone who touched it. so I gave it the name !! the name of the stone with the most magical and medical vibration and luck charm: ''Bulshanite'' !!!!! and the exotic inclusion within ,,I named ''Bulsitite'' if u still didn't get the joke later a proper gemologist identified it as a Leavarite as in ''leave it right where u found it ""🤦♂🤣
Aurorasi - Aurora being morning or dawn or Aurora borealis and -si being of or from. My child is named Aurora - i knew in 2nd grade I'd name my future daughter Aurora. I'd name a gem after her.
@@jayarfuentes194 Thank you for your comment! My recommendation would be to take your jade to your local jewelry store and show them the piece in person. :) They’ll be able to provide insight based on their current market and experience, and can even offer testing and valuing services. If they don’t test jade in-house (most stores don’t,) then they can send your jade in to Mason-Kay or a gemological laboratory.
This is a great informative video. However, the toggling between Jadeite and Nephrite references is boggling. I wish you could do a video that explains one then the other.
Thank you for watching my video! If you could name a gemstone, what would you call it?
Beirita
Mam how can I sell my jade
Jordaite jade!?🤭😁😅✌️🌷🇯🇵
Thank you for your video. For those who are unaware, the name Nephrite is derived from the Latin name Lapis Nephriticus which means stone for the kidney. Its Spanish name is piedra de ijada which gave rise to the name Jadeite. In olden days some cultures believed that jadeite or nephrite could alleviate pain from the kidneys. It was not until 1863 that French mineralogist Augustin Alexis Damour identified the differences between Jadeite from Nephrite as two separate minerals. The Maori in New Zealand used Nephrite which they call Pounamu to make adzes called toki, war clubs called mere and amulets called hei tiki and hei matau.
I have high quality nephrite jade stone 5 kg available for selling contact with me
Hi Jordan... I'm using google translate. The discussion about jade is really interesting. My suggestion is that you can create specific content about Nephrite Jade, especially the unique part of Nephrite Jade, namely the cat's eye effect. It is quite rare to find and when properly polished can rival Jadeite gems.
Thank you for your comment! I certainly plan to create content about cat’s eye jade :). Not only cats eye actinolite (nephrite,) but there was recently a discovery of cat’s eye jadeite (omphacite) as well!
你好朋友，关于猫眼效应 是因为有的 玉石中 含有直闪石结构，肉眼观察会有 绢丝状纹理，有猫眼效应的直闪石玉 颜色 主要是 绿色 青色，当然也有 粉红色 白色 咖色，这些颜色 相对更稀少
Awesome video, everything I wanted to know, and excellently presented
Omg😍That nephrite bangle at 1:21 was stunning to me as compared to the jadeite which appeared more like a grey, opaque-sage to me. That nephrite has me sold.
i like your energy and voice. great video, thanks for sharing this info!
PS….for green jade from the sea..” ‘Marverdite’ … ‘mar’ meaning sea and ‘verd’ for green. 💚 🌊. This was fun, thanks!!!!
LOVE it!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Good work ! I super appreciate the quick and to the 👉 very-direct attractive, with a nice and happy ish... kind of spin!! I need ti super think about what I would name my Gem stone . Stay tuned 😉
Name is after my thang. Sir Warble Rockhard
I'm curious to know more about Nephrite!
I understand that nephrite is far more common than jadeite, so finding real type A nephrite generally shouldn't be difficult, but I'm really interested in Chinese nephrite, specifically the hetian "mutton fat" white Nephrite. Are there certain reputable sites I should look on? What kind of price tag is realistic for such pieces?
Thanks!
你好朋友，软玉 在中国 命名为和田玉（HeTian JADE ），主要成分是 透闪石 阳起石 部分含有直闪石（绢丝状纹理），全世界很多地方都有，但品质最好的和田玉 只在中国 和田市的 几条河流中有 ，我们称之为籽玉（山体玉石矿脉中 随着地质运动自然滚落 到河道中的 玉石）
Hi I am from Pakistan, we had a huge deposit a nephrite in our country
😮❤🎉❤Nice to see you again with yours lovely programs and nice video too I'm so glad and happy God bless to you and yours families too See soon bye
thq for the info about jade and nefrite,,btw my country spoken is indonesia,,yes it had jade and nefrite ,,thq
Thank you for commenting! I think Indonesian jade is super underrated, it’s a beautiful stone. I show a piece of Indo jade in my video on “Jade Origins,” and it’s also featured in the videos on my Gem Travels playlist if you wanna check them out!
@@JewelsoftheTrade ok i will check it ,,because im a gemstone lover too
Thank you. Was very informative.
If colour of nifritr is fst green than jadite what stone is expensive madam pl
There is so many mix information. What is the refractory ibdex for nephrite and jadeite. My piece jade i thought it was dyed quartz but it is 1.62. And quartz is around 1.5 so my local jeweler thinks its jadeite. However. Some sources say jadeite is 1.66 and nephriye is 1.60 to 1.62 however, the jeweler said it doesnt look like nephrite. So im confused haha so can a RI of 1.62 be jadeite?
Hello JoTT!
Can I request a video about the difference between:
Jadeite
Nearest Color : Olive Green (coz I mostly see the Ice Jade colors)
Translucency : Near opaque
&
Nephrite
Nearest Color : Olive Green ?
There are so many jadeite but only few are true collections like in Mason-Kay Jade.
Love the olive-green color in jade!!
It’s more common in nephrite but definitely exists in jadeite as well. You might be interested in our Colors of Jade video!
Here is an olive green jadeite bangle available from Mason-Kay:
www.mkjadejewelry.com/green-jadeite-jade-cylindrical-bangle-69-5mm-upc-248083.html
If you use the discount code JOTT, you can receive 10% off :)
@@JewelsoftheTrade thank you so much
Royal Blue Sapphire my fav. Thank you for the clip
Hi, can you help me identify what l have, green with very fine white lines ,hope it's gemstone
West do i clean my jadeite with. I wore my necklace working out and it looks a little dirty
Hi there! Just wipe it down with a soft cloth. And continue to wear it to replenish the polish with your skin oils.
Nice informative and good action love it
I'm a bit interested about nefrite jade since I visited a nefrite jade mosque in Aceh Province - Indonesia. They found that huge jade (approximately 20 tons) and decide to carve the jade to become tiles for the mosque. That was so beautiful building, and somehow I felt fresh and calmy inside the building. Then I was thinking and start to go browsing, how much it cost for a gemstone made from that jade 🤔
We featured some Aceh jade in a recent video called Jade Origins if you’re interested in seeing it. 😊 There’s also some in our videos about the various gem shows. If you want to specifically buy Aceh nephrite, reach out to Freshwater Jade! He has a website and is on Instagram and has some amazing carvings in Indonesian jade.
How much Nephite rough per carat
what makes the california nepherite blue? I know usually iron or chromium makes jades green.
Perhaps titanium? It’s part of what makes sapphire blue (iron and titanium).
I have two nephrite stones in my hand, I don't know how to look at them. I hope you can help me,
You use these things called eyeballs. Usually they are located above your nose on both sides of your face if you are human. They have skinflaps that go over them opening and closing to do something called blinking. When or if you get tired and sleep those skinflaps typically stay closed over the eyeball orfaces. Speaking of orfaces I'd love to stick my
Please help me how can i forsale my imperial nephrite jade ..i do a lot of test as i research in you tube really accurate
@@meligendiones Hi there! You can send a photo to Mason-Kay under the Sell Your Jade form on their website. :) masonkay.com
Thank you so much
I have acquired white nephrite is this rare?
How can I tell the value of some Jade I have and have been Cutting and polishing
I been polishing my rock hard stone for the past 48 hours straight after watching this video! It works better if you stroke it to the left so that you feel right!!
V good video.I knew much from.thankful to you.❤😂
Jade facts nice to know 💚💙💚
Thank you!:)
Sup gurl, you think you can tell me what I got or trade something?
Which is easier to carve?
My aunt Patsy thought, my moldavite earrings were jades. I wonder if they're related.
@@yolandagrabowski6043 Moldavite is super cool! It’s actually a tektite, which is a type of natural glass which formed from the heat of meteorite impact on the earth. It can be very valuable, I bet your earrings are gorgeous!!
Nobody ever seems to mention Japan for jade. Crazy when there is actually a place called Jade Coast
I'd go for nephrite Jade, particularly the one from Taiwan.
Allerite- very witty! 😂😅👏👏👏
I like jade, nephrite jade and jadeite jade. Salam from Indonesia.
I love Jadeite, especially, carved Jadeite❤
I do collect jade my self I have got my self pretty good pieces already
Geologist here: I wouldn’t say jadeite is “extremely rare” (I can name quite a few minerals that are much MUCH more rare) but I would say it is definitely rare geologically. Also if you know about metamorphic petrology, it’s not really a wonder that jadeite forms at all, especially considering the environments that jadeite form in.
Geochemically, albite plagioclase (a kind of feldspar) is a “fusion” of jadeite and quartz; Albite is NaAlSi3O8, quartz is SiO2, and jadeite is NaAlSi2O6. Jadeite tends to form in upper blueschist to eclogite facies, where plagioclase in general is unstable. In that sort of very high pressure environment, a plagioclase’s crystal lattice is essentially “crushed out” and separated into quartz and pyroxene (jadeite or omphacite).
Oh, there’s also purple jadeite from Turkey, though apparently that material is not pure jadeite.
Thank you for your comment! I should clarify by saying that gem quality jadeite jade (not single crystal jadeite) is extremely rare. While jadeite can be found in other polycrystalline materials, it takes more than the presence of jadeite to constitute a “jade.” Additionally, very little jadeite jade (jadeite jade by nature is polycrystalline) found is gem-grade, and of the gem-grade quality less than 1% is considered “fine.” Please note that gemology is not the same as geology or mineralogy, and is a system created for the jewelry consumer. You might be interested in my video “Jade for Gemologists - Fei Cui Explained.” Given your background, I think you’ll find it more interesting! 😊
“Rare” is subjective of course, so I definitely see where you’re coming from. I certainly agree that there are materials more rare than jade. But gem-grade jadeite jade is undeniably more rare than commodities such as copper, gold, gem-grade diamonds, gem-grade amethyst and a number of other gem-grade colored gemstones, particularly nephrite jade which is comparatively far more abundant than jadeite jade.
As for purple jadeite rock (known as Turkish Purple Jade in the trade), we don’t gemologically consider it a jade because of it’s high quartz content. We don’t consider Maw Sit Sit a “jade” either (at least not in the US, in a gemological context) even though it has kosmochlor/jadeite in it. It’s a very cool stone, but it’s misleading for a seller to represent it as jade. You might enjoy our Discord! There’s a link in the description. I don’t have any videos on Turkish Purple Jade, but it’s part of the realm of topics that we discuss in the JOTT Discord server.
What about bowenite?
Bowenite is a jade simulant. Still a beautiful stone, it’s unfortunately not as durable as jade. I think we mention bowenite in our video “Don’t Buy Fake Jade” because some people sell it as “jade” without disclosure.
Bowenite is a variety of serpentinite rock related to nephrite, though not as hard or durable and gemologically speaking cannot be referred to as jade. However, it is important to remember that more traditional gem classifications do not always align perfectly with modern gemology. A variety of bowenite in New Zealand known as tangiwai is still considered by Māori and other New Zealanders to be a type of pounamu, or greenstone. Similarly, the term fei cui in China does not only refer to pure jadeite, but can legally refer to any stone containing jadeite, omphacite, or kosmochlor or any combination thereof in varying compositions.
@@TheKalihiMan Great info! Thanks a bunch. I could learn a lot from you by the sounds of it
Wearing Jadeite Jade good for the Health, is it true???
about naming gemstones.
!! Here is a GENUINE QUARTSITE JOKE I wrote myself there (desert Garden gameshow) a few months ago with the help of mineralogy veterans
we passed around a newly discovered mineral I found completely unlisted anywhere!!
after further examination, crazy miracles started happening to anyone who touched it.
so I gave it the name !!
the name of the stone with the most magical and medical vibration and luck charm:
''Bulshanite'' !!!!!
and the exotic inclusion within ,,I named ''Bulsitite'' if u still didn't get the joke
later a proper gemologist identified it as a Leavarite as in ''leave it right where u found it ""🤦♂🤣
Thank you so much.
Aurorasi - Aurora being morning or dawn or Aurora borealis and -si being of or from. My child is named Aurora - i knew in 2nd grade I'd name my future daughter Aurora. I'd name a gem after her.
That’s a beautiful name 🩷
I love your videos
Thank you so much!! I’m glad you enjoy them 😊
Leaver rite.
When you find gravel and throw it.
Hehe, that's a good one! :)
😂😂😂 i would name it Arbolite. I love the beauty and green lusciousness of trees 🌳 🌲 ‘Arbol’ is the Spanish word for tree, hense ‘Arbolite’ 💪🏻😀
Super creative!! Maybe we could rename another stone…”Chrome diopside” comes to mind 😂 “Arbolite” would certainly be an upgrade!
I have a jade pendant but I don't know if rare or not
@@jayarfuentes194 Thank you for your comment! My recommendation would be to take your jade to your local jewelry store and show them the piece in person. :) They’ll be able to provide insight based on their current market and experience, and can even offer testing and valuing services. If they don’t test jade in-house (most stores don’t,) then they can send your jade in to Mason-Kay or a gemological laboratory.
Just made my first purchase
Quantumite
Helps reduce physic tension in hot yoga rooms
Thank you
Von traducción
Por favor
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Love stone or
I'd name my own gemstone id name it "Loureite"
Ooh I love that!
Jadeite destroy the sailor scouts and collect more energy for our great ruler 🔮
I'll name my jadeite, *Frosterite* coz it's cold to touch and hard like an iceberg
That’s a fantastic name! I reminds me of the movie “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” when they come up with the “Frost Yourself!” diamond campaign. 😂😂😂
@@JewelsoftheTrade wow I think I'm going to watch that. Thank you for your recommendation. I might find good relationship tips there. hahaha 😂😄
My name's Tony, so Toneite or Tonite
Gordonrite
True my research i ll gonna bring my imperial neprhite jade in the laboratory to have test....
i ❤ burmese jade
Im froum indonesia...like jade❤ n like u😅
Coloque legenda
I’d name mine Stephsrite… because Steph (that’s me) is right! 😁😂
And it would be blue.
Hahaha that is awesome!!! Love it!
I'd like to name my gem..as errolite23
I have this jade if you need contact me
❤Thank you Jordan I'm Yuliana Sine I'm live in England UK
What kind of stone u work
I really need a legit buyer
Thanks for the fun, 🥳vibrant, colorful and 🥳energetic video. I would name my gemstone 💫"magical love," 🧚♀️LOL, thank🤙 you.💎💍
I have two jadeite from Guatemala from montagua river
Pl tel wt colour and pricr
This is a great informative video. However, the toggling between Jadeite and Nephrite references is boggling. I wish you could do a video that explains one then the other.
This one time at band camp....
I'd call my own Gem if it was not very impressive Givversh then it would be Givvershite.
Yessssss!!! That’s a good one!! Hahaha
Your name should be jade💕
That would be stellar!
Another person named after the gemstone, like me.
@@Jade-tb5zd It’s a great name! Do you have any jade pieces?
No. Still, they are beautiful.
@@JewelsoftheTrade i have purple,white, yellow, lemon,green jade beads dear Jordan
Ishmalite
Eggnite
I have mining leases of Nephrite in Tribal areas of Pakistan . If anyone is interested , let me know .
Sharonite. An amythest look-alike. Don't be fooled. Sharonite is much more rare. LOL
Wrong...Mexico has jade too
Interesting
Bob
😂😂😂 Is that what you would name your gemstone?
This was supposed to be about jades not RUclips theatrics! 👎🏿
Allerite 🤣
Please marry me. Great video. Many thanks. USA Jeff Baran
Jewels of the trade: please lessen the talk and minimize the over reacting stunts. Just be straight to the toppic.
Yes she talk too much reacting
The difference is time.
Deeez nutszzz ... My gems