There is a lot of that all around California, especially in Jade Cove. It's called serpentine. How long did it take to make that cut in your stone? If it was really jade, the motor of your saw would be smoking before you were 1/4 done. I found a small piece of jade at jade cove. It was about 2" long, and pencil shaped. The outside was brown and smooth. I sawed it in half with a diamond band saw I had (really meant for stain glass work). Most stones I have cut with it, like quartz, beryl, tourmaline, etc, cut easy. To do that 3/8" cut took almost an hour and ruined the motor. It overheated and was smoking by the time I got done. One half was polished into a nice cab. It is jet black and shows dome orange peel surface. I have a few pieces of jade from BC (a nice uniform green with black hematite specks), Burma (translucent clear-green, also with hematite inclusions).
There is a lot of that all around California, especially in Jade Cove. It's called serpentine. How long did it take to make that cut in your stone? If it was really jade, the motor of your saw would be smoking before you were 1/4 done. I found a small piece of jade at jade cove. It was about 2" long, and pencil shaped. The outside was brown and smooth. I sawed it in half with a diamond band saw I had (really meant for stain glass work). Most stones I have cut with it, like quartz, beryl, tourmaline, etc, cut easy. To do that 3/8" cut took almost an hour and ruined the motor. It overheated and was smoking by the time I got done. One half was polished into a nice cab. It is jet black and shows dome orange peel surface.
I have a few pieces of jade from BC (a nice uniform green with black hematite specks), Burma (translucent clear-green, also with hematite inclusions).
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