Jade is beautiful and stands for good luck. Most of the time, we are afraid the jade jewelry we buy is fake. Below are some easy steps to buy jade jewelry.
Tips:
1. Find out if the stone is a jadeite or nephrite mineral. Both jadeite and nephrite are similar in resemblance and hardness but differ in colors and chemical compositions. Jadeite is more expensive / higher value and has a wider range of colors.
2. Look for intense colors jade. A wide range of colors including various shades of green, yellow, red, white, lavender, brown and black. Green is the most popular color of jade. The more expensive jade is in darker green. Also semi transparent to translucent jade is more valuable than opaque jade.
3. Buy high quality jade. Jade comes in 3 grades. Grade A, B & C. Select Grade A jade is natural and untreated without undergone artificial treatments.
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