How to Tell if Jade Is Real: What You Can Check at Home
How to tell if jade is real: what a kitchen scale and a glass of water can show, and why the scratch, sound, cold and lamp tests prove nothing reliable.
Jade A, B and C: The Only Classification That Exists
Jade A, B and C describe treatment, not quality: left alone, bleached and impregnated, or dyed. What each letter means, and why sellers rarely know.
Is Jade a Precious Stone?
Is jade a precious stone? There is no legal answer, and that is the interesting part. What French rules say about gemstones, and what they forbid.
Jade Stone Price: What Makes a Hundredfold Gap
What sets a jade stone price, from very little to a fortune: the mineral, the colour, the translucency, the texture and the treatment, one by one.