Xiu jade Dragon carving size - 60*44*24 mm Weight - 339.2 carat Price - $22 Postage - $8.20 in Australia & $15.50 world wide. Those who believe in jades heath benefits, say that Jade stones have the following healing effects: •Jade crystals contain energies that will boost ones good fortune •Stone of “self” in that it instills self-confidence, assists in self assurance, self reliance, and self sufficiency •A very powerful healing stone, and it purifies the body and spirit •Gives strength to fight sickness and disease. •They say that those who carry Jade carry the love their ancestors. •Jade stimulates creativity and mental agility •Jade’s energies have a balancing and harmonizing effect on the wearer. •Jade is also a protective stone, guarding against accidents and misfortune. •It is helpful for kidney, heart and stomach ailments Xiu jade(Xiuyan Jade) really is a very special category of Nephrite jade. This type of Nephrite comes from Xiuyan city in LiaoNing Province in north eastern China where it is mined locally. It usually comes in natural light green colour and can be very translucent. The most desirable Xiu jade pieces are clear and watery in appearance without clusters of black or solid white inclusions. The colour is fairly uniform, however variations in the saturation of colour may range from ivory to dark green or black. Xiu jade is not as hard as jadeite, they can be intricately carved more easily. However, since both its durability and lustre is less desirable than jadeite, Xiu jades worth is not as high as their counterparts. Nonetheless, truly exceptional Xiu jade pieces that is very rare and beautiful do have investment value. The Xiu jade pieces are selections that are not the usual Xiu Yan jade on the general market. A variety of nephrite One of the classic Chinese jades. It consists almost entirely of tremolite, but may contain up to 5 wt.-% of impurities such as diopside, epidote, clinozoisite, olivine, dolomite, quartz, magnetite, pyrite, apatite, limonite and carbonaceous matter, which are disseminated in the ground mass and impart various shades of colours. In trade, four colour varieties are distinguished: white, yellow, blue and black Hetian Jade. White Hetian Jade, typically off white to very pale yellow and containing more than 99 wt.-% of tremolite, and yellow Hetian jade, which owes its deeper yellow colour to iron oxide inclusions, are the most valuable ones. The blue varieties contain microscopic inclusions of bluish green silicate minerals (other than actinolite) and the black varieties contain up to 5 wt.-% of both iron minerals and carbonacous matter. While nephrite jade possess mainly grays and greens (and occasionally yellows, browns or whites), Nephrite jade is an ornamental stone, used in carvings, beads, or cabochons cut gemstones. What are A type (or grade A) jade, B type, C type and so on? A type jade: all natural jade, without any treatment. This type of jade can be bought as a real precious stone or investment. B type jade: the natural jade is soaked in a mixed strong acid and resin solution. Next, its taken out and heated to harden it. This kind of treatment can improve the color and transparency of the jade. But its texture is damaged and durability is decreased. C type jade: colored or dyed jade. D type jade: this kind is not real jadeite jade. It is another kind of jade or stone but looks like jade. (5 photos)
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