Dease Creek Nephrite Jade Bangle 66 mm #1
400,00$
Dease Lade nephrite has many different qualities. I purchased a boulder in 2012 that I have quite a bit of material I am currently working. It has a beautiful color of a dark green/teel with yellow flower inclusions. Some of the common black spots commonly found in most nephrite jades as well.
This bangle is the standard "D" cut and well proportioned. These will be running at a lower price given the quantity of the stone I have so consider these a brargan.
Note: Layaway plans are available at checkout provided by the different payment apps, which offer flexible payment options ranging from 2 months to as far as 3 years. Support our unparalleled custom unique one of a kind, non-mass produced and timeless value of our jade jewelry today.
Specifications
Bangle Specifications:
Inner Diameter: 66 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 7.9 mm
Weight: 71.5 grams
Grading
Grading Total: 8
Grading Specifics
- Integrity: 8
- Grain/Fiber: 8
- Translucency: 8
- Color impact: 8
- Polish: 9
- Workmanship: 8
GRADING DEFINITIONS - JADE
Integrity: Ability to withstand impact. (Fractures, micro-fractures and brittleness)
Grain/Fiber: Fine crystalline (Jadeite) or fine fiber (nephrite)
Translucency: Light penetration into material from a light source
Color impact: Expected color from material (There are different expectations from different jades from around the world and the jade source locations.)
Polish: Ability to take a polish. Not all items are high polish but the ability to take a high polish shows a certain aspect in quality.
Workmanship: Consistency of smoothness, edges, thickness and polish.
Grading Scale:
- 7 to 10: High
- 4 to 6: Medium
- 1 to 3: Low
Material History
Dease Lake Nephrite Jade History/Information:
The nephrite jade in the Dease Lake–Cassiar region occurs as rounded boulders in creeks, and glacial deposits. The boulder I am working with was rounded like it came out of a river but could very well be from a glacial deposit. I was told when purchasing this boulder in 2012 that it was from Dease Creek.
About My Bangles
I am adding additional information on the grading of each bangle. The purpose is to help educate all buyers and give people the appropriate information to better understand their purchase, and in the case of “high-end bangles,” their investment. This grading information is my personal attempt to inform others of the qualities of the material on a particular item. There are so many false jades, modified jade and simply inferior jade being passed off to uninformed buyers. I usually only work with high quality, untreated materials, but the materials do vary in quality even within the same stone so this will point out and identify everything about each bangle. When artists work on a piece of jade (in this case, a bangle), they get to personally know everything about the bangle. Many online sellers (including ETSY), are selling bangles made by production methods (CNC or many operators doing only one part of the process at a time), which also means a seller will have no personal knowledge of the item.
** Note: Many items stated to be "Jade" on Etsy and Ebay are not. In many cases, price does not indicate this either so buying an expensive item may be a jade replica like glass. There are many other stones including agate, grossular garnet, serpentine (many forms), aventurine... being sold as jade. To make it worse and more complicated, many jadeite stones are being reconditioned and died to be very attractive so they pass general tests to be real. If you see very clear bangles, odds are they are agate, glass or something else. If you see very bright colors of red, yellow, purple... most likely not real. I say this as many buyers are being fooled on-line by these practices.