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Hello fans of Apple Green Wyoming jade, and of mjwy (mjwy is Millennium Jade of Wyoming after all).
I will start this guide as a buying guide, and note that real apple color from Wyoming has just a pinch of yellow to it. It may or may not have some inclusions present. I see much green of varying grades that are offered as apple and THEIR "apple" is selling for less than $10 a pound..that is not apple in the narrow sence of real quality jade coloration. There are so many imposters selling junky jade that it makes me wish to hurl. Mine dump pieces at a buck or two a pound are not represenative of the true quality of good Wyoming jade. One will get what one pays for, especially with the better materials.
First off, let's get some pictures and general information!
Here are a pair of former children of mine. They did achieve the correct market value of $100 a pound, $30 an inch sliced (January 2007).
I love jade, my former 54 pound apple slick. The late J. David Love loved jade too, as he is seen here scaling a pile of apple green boulders. He first identified a specimen in 1934, proclaiming it nephrite and asking the famous question, "where'd you find it at?" Naturally, there was a period of silence before "here in Wyoming" was offered back.
All specimens in the above photos are apple green nephrite. This nephrite formed about 2 billion years ago in the anchestrial Granite Mountains of central Wyoming, approximately 2 miles deep in the Earth's crust. Errosion is an amazing thing.
We have chemically, a basic calcium magnesium iron silicate, from the amphibole family. Hardness 5-6 specific gravity 3-3.5
Here are a couple colorful pieces. Gold and green apple color go very well together.
British Columbia Canada, and Lake Bakal Russia, and Alaska USA are leading the world with nephrite being exported by the hundreds of tons. This has devalued Wyoming nephrite considerabily. With the nephrite from other parts of the world today, and the Chinese calling every colored quartz/serpentine rock jade, the market is a good place to get very confused and cleaned out of one's gemstone investment money in a hurry. Taiwan jade, sure!
This is a horse shoe. It will bring you good luck as will good jade and it is much easier to determine the quality of the horse shoe over jade which may be a dyed green piece of quartz.
One or two additional pictures.
Here is a translucent apple ($650), and a 218 pound wind polished apple green slick ($22K). It now may be viewed by the public at the U. of Wyomings Geologic Survey headquarters building on campus. The geologic survey has many excellent geologically significant and reasonably priced books, stop in!
All of the above jade came from the Jeffrey City Wyoming area. Note the great white alteration rind on the translucent apple. Asbestos!
Thank you and vote if you like, mjwy in Wyoming! Closing in on a top 500 reviewer standing with your help! One in 54 of the 1,356 viewers took the time to vote on this guide. Thanks.
I will start this guide as a buying guide, and note that real apple color from Wyoming has just a pinch of yellow to it. It may or may not have some inclusions present. I see much green of varying grades that are offered as apple and THEIR "apple" is selling for less than $10 a pound..that is not apple in the narrow sence of real quality jade coloration. There are so many imposters selling junky jade that it makes me wish to hurl. Mine dump pieces at a buck or two a pound are not represenative of the true quality of good Wyoming jade. One will get what one pays for, especially with the better materials.
First off, let's get some pictures and general information!
Here are a pair of former children of mine. They did achieve the correct market value of $100 a pound, $30 an inch sliced (January 2007).
I love jade, my former 54 pound apple slick. The late J. David Love loved jade too, as he is seen here scaling a pile of apple green boulders. He first identified a specimen in 1934, proclaiming it nephrite and asking the famous question, "where'd you find it at?" Naturally, there was a period of silence before "here in Wyoming" was offered back.
All specimens in the above photos are apple green nephrite. This nephrite formed about 2 billion years ago in the anchestrial Granite Mountains of central Wyoming, approximately 2 miles deep in the Earth's crust. Errosion is an amazing thing.
We have chemically, a basic calcium magnesium iron silicate, from the amphibole family. Hardness 5-6 specific gravity 3-3.5
Here are a couple colorful pieces. Gold and green apple color go very well together.
British Columbia Canada, and Lake Bakal Russia, and Alaska USA are leading the world with nephrite being exported by the hundreds of tons. This has devalued Wyoming nephrite considerabily. With the nephrite from other parts of the world today, and the Chinese calling every colored quartz/serpentine rock jade, the market is a good place to get very confused and cleaned out of one's gemstone investment money in a hurry. Taiwan jade, sure!
This is a horse shoe. It will bring you good luck as will good jade and it is much easier to determine the quality of the horse shoe over jade which may be a dyed green piece of quartz.
One or two additional pictures.
Here is a translucent apple ($650), and a 218 pound wind polished apple green slick ($22K). It now may be viewed by the public at the U. of Wyomings Geologic Survey headquarters building on campus. The geologic survey has many excellent geologically significant and reasonably priced books, stop in!
All of the above jade came from the Jeffrey City Wyoming area. Note the great white alteration rind on the translucent apple. Asbestos!
Thank you and vote if you like, mjwy in Wyoming! Closing in on a top 500 reviewer standing with your help! One in 54 of the 1,356 viewers took the time to vote on this guide. Thanks.
Guide created: 02/21/07 (updated 07/12/08)
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