Jade Necklace Translucent Greenish-Blue Certified Untreated, New, 25"

91 luminous, translucent multicolor jadeite jade beads create this stunning Midcentury necklace. The beads here are highly translucent and range ...

I've never seen jade that looks like this: highly translucent, a metallic smoky platinum color with black flecks suspended within. It reminds me of what we now call "salt and pepper ...

This gorgeous handmade necklace looks to be a strand of fine jadeite jade; the high translucency of the beads, the rich and varied coloring; all traits we associate with jadeite. But these beads are natural and untreated nephrite jade. Typically, we think of nephrite jade as being green, black or white (mutton fat...

This gorgeous certified natural and untreated Burmese jadeite jade necklace is composed of 45 10mm hand-carved and polished light lavender jade bead...

An absolutely stunning jade bead necklace of translucent bluish-green certified natural and untreated jadeite jade beads. These extraordinarily translucent beads are a most uncommon ...

This one-of-a-kind 25" necklace features alternating hand-carved and polished untreated jadeite jade beads. It's a portfolio of greens and reds. Some of the greens are dark and "impe...

The length of the necklace is 22 inches (56 cm). The size of the smooth round beads is 20mm. The beads showcase a stunning shade of blue, each exhibiting subtle variations in tone, some lighter or darker than others. They feature delicate snowy patterns characteristic of the well-known "Princesa" jade. This particular hue is called "Princesa Blue" in Guatemalan Jadeite. It's important to note that the color is entirely authentic and natural, having undergone no thermal or mechanical treatments. Guatemalan jade’s physical appearance is granular, with a greasy luster. Its hardness is about seven on the Mohs scale. The refractive index is 1.65-1.67, and the specific gravity is 3.20-3.34. The necklace is fastened with a very comfortable and beautiful gold plate toggle clasp. This necklace alternates beads of blue jade with 3 mm 14K gold beads. The weight of the necklace is 342 grams (12 oz). It is a necklace absolutely unique. "You have to see it to believe it." Much more gorgeous in reality! This is a perfect gift for yourself or someone special! A little history: Guatemalan jade is a rare gem material that comes in many different colors. Blue jade is a rare color. This jade was prevalent in the ancient Mesoamerican culture; however, its sources were lost for five centuries. The sources for Guatemalan jade were lost for the past five centuries because the Spanish conquistadores did not value jade. Reports from early Spanish explorers document the special status of a gemstone unknown to them, one that would later be called jade. At the beginning of the Spanish conquest, the Maya people kept the location of their jade mines a secret to protect them from the invaders. Over time, the location of the ancient mines and quarries became forgotten and lost. It was rediscovered less than 50 years ago. The story of Guatemalan jade rediscovery spans over a century. It involved many American scientists enamored with the jade. Among them were Zelia Nutall, William Niven, Robert Leslie, William Foshag, and Tom and Joyce Barbour. Carved jades have been found in archaeological sites in Mexico and Central America since the early 1900s. However, no jade specimens were found on-site until much later. In the 1940s, American geologist William Foshag spent several years in Mexico and Guatemala. He studied the ancient jades and local geology. Foshag wrote that Robert Leslie had discovered jade in 1952 in the Motagua River Valley. Foshag’s research categorized the Guatemalan jade as jadeite. He found it to be similar to jade found in Burma. This was the beginning of the rediscovery of the Maya jade...

This apple green jadeite jade multi-strand necklace is from the early 20th century. The necklace consists of 154 jadeite jade stones, every piece of jade on this necklace is mottled in green and white. The jade strands...

Certified Natural Jadeite Jade Bead Necklace This necklace is set with translucent round green beads including a pear shape diamond clasp. With GI...

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This is an absolutely stunning natural jade beaded necklace with a 14K yellow gold clasp. The cool green of this magnificent necklace is reminiscent of the color of the jungles of So...

Natural Jadeite Jade certified light green 8 bead Jade By The Yard style necklace on a 16 inch 14k white gold chain. 8 light green natural Jadeite Jade beads, 9 – 12mm, GIA certific...