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Green Stone Bottle -Jade?

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« on: July 09, 2016, 05:51:33 am »

Dear Cathy,

It is essential to try and establish what material the snuff is made from because not only will it identify the snuff in question, it will help you in knowing Nephrite from other stones in future purchases. I know one thing, if I had a snuff that possibly could be jade, old or modern, I couldn't sleep until I had done the basic tests to establish its possible authenticity.

In respect to your specific gravity test, somewhere you are doing it wrong. You said it was between 2.92 and 3.15, this is not an accurate test. Your test should read an exact reading such as 2.92, or any other number. The ranges I quoted, 2.90 to 3.02 were the normal readings for Nephrite because the stone varies in its ingredients, you cannot have a between number.

Suggest you read Google advice again and re-test.

Kind regards,

Paul

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