Mainly about the jade mines that paid chinese workers to build the tailroads and the jade mines they shut down in world war 2 to keep them more of a secret?
How much is non-Burmese jade (e.g. Guatemalan) worth if it is of nice color and translucent? How does it compare to Burmese jadeite? Can Mason Kay even distinguish between Burmese versus Non-Burmese jadeite (e.g. Guatemalan green jadeite)? Thanks.
@@LeeL-xi4or Great question! While some Guatemalan jade does have a certain “look” to it that seems characteristically Guatemalan, there is still a lot of variety in appearance in both Guatemalan and Burmese jadeite jade. Neither GIA or Mason-Kay offers origin reports on jade, to my knowledge. Jade value is based on quality factors (translucency, color, texture and cut) and provenance. While I haven’t personally seen Guatemalan jade that compares to high-quality ($50k+) Burmese jade, I have heard it exists and choose to believe it’s out there.
@@TheBooban This is correct! Some red jade has been heated to deepen the color, but it often ends up looking dry and brown-red. This makes it easy to detect to the trained eye. There are a number of treatments not mentioned in this video including doublets and triplets, as well as backing stones with lacquer and even “hollowing out” the back of a stone to give it a fake glow. These were excluded from the video in an effort to keep the video short, as these treatments tend to be much less common. We will probably dive into these more in future videos!
How much is non-Burmese jade (e.g. Guatemalan) worth if it is of nice color and translucent? How does it compare to Burmese jadeite? Can Mason Kay even distinguish between Burmese versus Non-Burmese jadeite (e.g. Guatemalan green jadeite)? Thanks.
Hello! Love your videos! I’m looking at purchasing a Jadeite engagement ring. I found one I love on Etsy that claims to be A jade, untreated etc. The stone is 6mm, very translucent with a pale green/mint color and a diamond halo in 18k gold. Would $900 be a reasonable price for this ring to think it may be real jadeite? I will be researching the seller before making any purchases but wanted to know if I should even bother looking into it.
Hi there! Thank you so much! Truthfully, after 10 years in the jewelry industry, I have some pretty serious distrust of etsy sellers. They’re certainly not **all** selling overpriced junk, but it can be hard for a customer to tell the longevity of the piece until a year down the road when it is prematurely in need of expensive repair. Honestly, I’d be more worried about the quality of the mounting than the jade for that price. It might be fine, but my recommendation would be to talk to your local, independent jeweler. Show them the listing and ask their honest opinion. They might be able to offer you something of better quality and a free lifetime warranty to help save you on repair costs down the road. It’s always important to shop with someone you trust, especially on a piece that you plan to wear for the rest of your life and hopefully pass down to a loved one.
@@JewelsoftheTrade Thank you so much for the help! I’ll do just that. I don’t see much jade in my local shops but maybe they can point me in the right direction!
@@RandoriHyuugahello there, I’m a Chinese jeweler. you can use UV light to see if it glows. If it glows in particular ways, it is treated. But if it doesn’t glow, it still might be treated, and then an infrared test is necessary.
Hallo Jordan!, a new fan of your channel from Germany here. I am a newbie in jadeite, very interested in this gem. One thing I am not sure about, is the transluency between colorless vs. non-colorless jadeite. Isnt it kinda comparing apple with pear if it comes to transluency between colorless and non-colorless jadeite? In my opinion, a non-colorless jadeite would never beat the transluencey of a colorless one. What do you think about this? What do you think of separating between colorless and non-colorless jadeite if regarding transluency? So to speak, colorless jadeite is a special case if it comes to transluency. Thank you for your reply. Regards, Leon...
Hi there! Thank you for watching my video. As far as value goes, good quality green jadeite jade tends to be more valuable than ice jadeite jade (colorless, translucent). In the case of nephrite, white (colorless, opaque) tends to be the most valuable color and can even be hundreds of thousands of dollars for a single carving depending on origin. In jadeite jade, it’s important to examine all quality factors when choosing a stone - particularly color and translucency. I actually have a video on Translucency in Jade that might help you!
@@JenniferPahama Hi there! You can submit photos of jade you’re trying to sell via the form at masonkay.com. But I hope you know that Mason-Kay only buys polished gemstones, they do not buy rough jade at all. They also only buy natural jadeite jade
@@JewelsoftheTrade its luminous quality, and it has little red speckles like paprika. The lady I bought it from told me later she regretted it. Perfect! She said it’s old, it’s carved into a little “laughing Buddha” figure standing there with a mushroom
An interesting video. It focused mostly on Burmese Jadeite. I think it would be interesting to do a series of videos on what good to excellent quality jades look like and cost from the various regions. A video for each of the following areas would be cool. California Guatemala British Columbia Siberian Wyoming Besides Burma these are the more common types of jade that people are likely to see based on what I have seen at the shows.
Hello mam i amvso glad to watch your vedio and now i am glad i have the answer. Now i have a 60 kilos very antique imperial jade which i want to be appraised to mr. Jeff mason. Pls. Help me. Coz i want to sell it as soon as there is interested.mine is a very large Mountain view imperial jade.
@@JenniferPahama Hi there! I’m glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for your comment. 😊 Unfortunately, Mason-Kay only tests polished jade gemstones for jewelry, not rough jade. So sorry! Good luck to you!
Are there treated nephrite or is treatment only done to jadeite? I also have a sage like colour slightly transluscent with inclusions refractometer reads 1.62. Is it nephrite or jadeite?
Great question! White nephrite rough is commonly treated with red dye in China to look more desirable for carvers. Green nephrite in the US is not treated, but there are many simulants being sold as nephrite jade - including dyed green quartz which has been treated. As for identifying your gem, I recommend consulting with your local jeweler or sending it in to Mason-Kay.
What questions do you have for Jeff Mason about jade?
Mainly about the jade mines that paid chinese workers to build the tailroads and the jade mines they shut down in world war 2 to keep them more of a secret?
How much is non-Burmese jade (e.g. Guatemalan) worth if it is of nice color and translucent? How does it compare to Burmese jadeite? Can Mason Kay even distinguish between Burmese versus Non-Burmese jadeite (e.g. Guatemalan green jadeite)? Thanks.
@@LeeL-xi4or Great question! While some Guatemalan jade does have a certain “look” to it that seems characteristically Guatemalan, there is still a lot of variety in appearance in both Guatemalan and Burmese jadeite jade. Neither GIA or Mason-Kay offers origin reports on jade, to my knowledge. Jade value is based on quality factors (translucency, color, texture and cut) and provenance. While I haven’t personally seen Guatemalan jade that compares to high-quality ($50k+) Burmese jade, I have heard it exists and choose to believe it’s out there.
Why didn’t he mention heated jade? To get the color, jade can be burned.
@@TheBooban This is correct! Some red jade has been heated to deepen the color, but it often ends up looking dry and brown-red. This makes it easy to detect to the trained eye. There are a number of treatments not mentioned in this video including doublets and triplets, as well as backing stones with lacquer and even “hollowing out” the back of a stone to give it a fake glow. These were excluded from the video in an effort to keep the video short, as these treatments tend to be much less common. We will probably dive into these more in future videos!
How much is non-Burmese jade (e.g. Guatemalan) worth if it is of nice color and translucent? How does it compare to Burmese jadeite? Can Mason Kay even distinguish between Burmese versus Non-Burmese jadeite (e.g. Guatemalan green jadeite)? Thanks.
I’m surprised there’s no video on RUclips about this! This is one of the most important aspects of jade trade.
So nice to finally see Jeff in person. 😀
Hi mam thank you for the reply, yes my jade is polished and it was curve in High Mountain View designed. It is 60 kilos Big and it is Imperial Jade .
--20ct imperial jade untreated gia papers. What can I get for it from a buyer. ? Not a retail value.
Hello! Love your videos! I’m looking at purchasing a Jadeite engagement ring. I found one I love on Etsy that claims to be A jade, untreated etc. The stone is 6mm, very translucent with a pale green/mint color and a diamond halo in 18k gold. Would $900 be a reasonable price for this ring to think it may be real jadeite? I will be researching the seller before making any purchases but wanted to know if I should even bother looking into it.
Hi there! Thank you so much! Truthfully, after 10 years in the jewelry industry, I have some pretty serious distrust of etsy sellers. They’re certainly not **all** selling overpriced junk, but it can be hard for a customer to tell the longevity of the piece until a year down the road when it is prematurely in need of expensive repair. Honestly, I’d be more worried about the quality of the mounting than the jade for that price. It might be fine, but my recommendation would be to talk to your local, independent jeweler. Show them the listing and ask their honest opinion. They might be able to offer you something of better quality and a free lifetime warranty to help save you on repair costs down the road. It’s always important to shop with someone you trust, especially on a piece that you plan to wear for the rest of your life and hopefully pass down to a loved one.
@@JewelsoftheTrade Thank you so much for the help! I’ll do just that. I don’t see much jade in my local shops but maybe they can point me in the right direction!
@@RandoriHyuugahello there, I’m a Chinese jeweler. you can use UV light to see if it glows. If it glows in particular ways, it is treated. But if it doesn’t glow, it still might be treated, and then an infrared test is necessary.
Hello, where can i sell jade stone?
I have rough Jadeite Jade from Indonesia.
I hava a jadeite dark green. How much?
Hi, I am from Sabah, Malaysia. We also have jade.
Hello Jordan, I am from Myanmar. I am Jade seller. I am glad to see your video. And thank you for your sharing.
Can I ask for your contacts?
Welcome to me a piece of imperial jadet. Rare. And it's precious to whom. He appreciates his price
Do you have indonesian jadeite and nephrite ?
I have sir.
Jadeite jade from Indonesia
Please ..i need help for my imperial neprhite jade i have
Hallo Jordan!, a new fan of your channel from Germany here. I am a newbie in jadeite, very interested in this gem. One thing I am not sure about, is the transluency between colorless vs. non-colorless jadeite. Isnt it kinda comparing apple with pear if it comes to transluency between colorless and non-colorless jadeite? In my opinion, a non-colorless jadeite would never beat the transluencey of a colorless one. What do you think about this? What do you think of separating between colorless and non-colorless jadeite if regarding transluency? So to speak, colorless jadeite is a special case if it comes to transluency. Thank you for your reply. Regards, Leon...
Hi there! Thank you for watching my video. As far as value goes, good quality green jadeite jade tends to be more valuable than ice jadeite jade (colorless, translucent). In the case of nephrite, white (colorless, opaque) tends to be the most valuable color and can even be hundreds of thousands of dollars for a single carving depending on origin. In jadeite jade, it’s important to examine all quality factors when choosing a stone - particularly color and translucency. I actually have a video on Translucency in Jade that might help you!
I have an imperial jade
I wish i coukd the photos but i don't know where to send to get through you.
@@JenniferPahama Hi there! You can submit photos of jade you’re trying to sell via the form at masonkay.com. But I hope you know that Mason-Kay only buys polished gemstones, they do not buy rough jade at all. They also only buy natural jadeite jade
Can be possible to have you email so i can send you the pictures
I love jade. I wear a piece made of multicolored stone, purplish orangish greenish. Trippy!
Ooh, so cool!!!!
@@JewelsoftheTrade its luminous quality, and it has little red speckles like paprika. The lady I bought it from told me later she regretted it. Perfect! She said it’s old, it’s carved into a little “laughing Buddha” figure standing there with a mushroom
Do you have a discord- that i can join to talk about Jade?
I don’t yet…I do want to start one though, just having trouble deciding between discord, facebook and reddit. Do you prefer discord?
An interesting video. It focused mostly on Burmese Jadeite. I think it would be interesting to do a series of videos on what good to excellent quality jades look like and cost from the various regions.
A video for each of the following areas would be cool.
California
Guatemala
British Columbia
Siberian
Wyoming
Besides Burma these are the more common types of jade that people are likely to see based on what I have seen at the shows.
@@JewelsoftheTrade discord is great for networking! Easy posting pictures - has good privacy - i have been using it for about 7 years for gaming-
I love ur videos and if u did a live q and a. On twitch or discord sounds amazing. A jade twitch channel. We need one
I finally started a discord if you’re still interested in joining 🙃 discord.gg/D9Zkat6mhF
I have jadeite Jade ❤❤❤❤❤
Hello sir...i am looking for a buyer of my imperial nephrite jade i have..i need an offer of wondrous help
Hello mam i amvso glad to watch your vedio and now i am glad i have the answer. Now i have a 60 kilos very antique imperial jade which i want to be appraised to mr. Jeff mason. Pls. Help me. Coz i want to sell it as soon as there is interested.mine is a very large Mountain view imperial jade.
@@JenniferPahama Hi there! I’m glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for your comment. 😊 Unfortunately, Mason-Kay only tests polished jade gemstones for jewelry, not rough jade. So sorry! Good luck to you!
Welcome to me a piece of imperial jadet. Rare. And it's precious to whom. He appreciates his price
The value of dark jade that is over 2000 years old and is engraved in symbols
thz you
Are there treated nephrite or is treatment only done to jadeite?
I also have a sage like colour slightly transluscent with inclusions refractometer reads 1.62. Is it nephrite or jadeite?
Great question! White nephrite rough is commonly treated with red dye in China to look more desirable for carvers. Green nephrite in the US is not treated, but there are many simulants being sold as nephrite jade - including dyed green quartz which has been treated.
As for identifying your gem, I recommend consulting with your local jeweler or sending it in to Mason-Kay.
Andrew Shaw discusses the Chinese nephrite jade in more detail in this video: ruclips.net/video/n6mA1xc1lok/видео.htmlsi=tXWGfoezJBTcGArf
No. Your price is too high
Their price too high because they add 18k gold material on it when they sell out on the market.. facts..