I love how you know what you know and don't try to pretend when you don't, Im trying to learn all I can about jade, I have some B.C. jade and its the best ive ever seen, you guys got the green gold for sure , thanks for the info ; )
I live on the east coast of USA... I find small chunks of nephrite in a nearby stream. The largest piece I’ve found is only about golf ball sized... but it’s like lime green into deep green with touches of light aqua tones. Such a pretty stone. You taught me a lot about the difference inclusions to look for as I rock hound.
Follow the pieces as they bigger the closer you will get to the source or get on your local geoportal and find where there are fault and folds probably near that.
Garry Anderson ... thank you... the fault line is a giant river that goes halfway up the coast. And is confused by a myriad of different geological anomalies. I’ve worked my way up some. Started with only finding small pebbles here and there. I dont get much time... it’s only a hobby. And a lot of places is trespassing.... was looking for gold... but love this stone. Easier then gold sometimes.
That's cool, you might be able to tell where it's coming from by looking on GE.Just patiently follow the creek and check where there might have been subduction zones. Check out the video on washington Nephrite it's called the Jade cave creek walk part one.It will give you an idea of what we have over here..
If you are saying that rock will be easy to saw then it's not jade. It looks like the same serpentine people haul out of Jade Cove, in California, thinking they have jade. There are green cliffs of serpentine there, and very little real jade.. Jade is a very tough mineral. None of it is easy to cut. If you can cut a slab off that rock in half an hour, without smoking your motor, it's serpentine. Do a specific gravity test. Scrape a sharp corner on some unglazed porcelain. What do you get?
@@RubbleRockAndGem I don't know where you got your theory about jade forming in round globs with one end being harder to cut than the other end. Can you provide a reference for that? Jade is 100X tougher than quartz, even though they are close to the same hardness. Why don't you try scratching your jade with a hardened steel scribe. What happens. You are right that I didn't view the whole video. I saw and heard enough.
You are correct , I've collected some Pre- columbian nephrite jade figures , didn't know the real value , a friend of mine came to my house , and ended up with some , nephrite jade , and pottery vases , gave them because my wife kept on saying that they were haunted . So gave him a couple of pieces , later I found out he sold them for over $ 67000 dollars . I still have many pieces , most came from Guatemala ,El Salvador , and Mexico .
My big question: do you find those large pieces on private or public land? And, are there mining regulations and expenses that limit your successfulness? Thank you. Your enthusiasm is contagious.
All this jade comes from claims. Most are crown land... There may be some on private land. The road into many of the northern claims goes through reserve land.
Towards the end of the video around 14:23 you're referring to the black spots/dots/inclusions formed by iron in the jade as being undesirable traits, but what about "spinach" nephrite which is found in Siberia, I think, and probably one of my favorite types of jade? That particular jade is distinguished by its black spots and extremely deep rich green hues and, I thought, fairly valuable. And thanks for the loads of invaluable guidance and information that you provide in these uploads. Much appreciated.
It depends what market you're in. China prefers no black dots in bc jade, and we export almost all our jade to that country. I don't know of the spinash jade I which you're referring from russia, but in Canadian bc jade... Black dots are pretty much a bad thing no matter who you're selling to- Even locally in north america
Those black spots are magnetite inclusions, and is a sure sign it is serpentine, not nephrite. If a strong magnet will attract that green stone, it is serpentine.
How much did you pay for a piece that size? I want to buy a big piece of jade but i just want an idea of how much it would cost or something twice time that size?
We have beautiful African Jade which is dark green and no visible black marks in or around but seams as though when we received the rocks they have white flake cracks all around and cant really see if the cracks penetrate any deeper. the colours are just intense though. do you think the cracks can be alleviated somehow!
Green jasper is not the same as nephrite. They are very different. Green jasper is abundant, so is serpentine. Jade is very rare, but you do have it in Washington
@@RubbleRockAndGem wow thank you for the reply!!! I found an old quarry in Kitsap county that I've gathered a bunch of green jasper, but some of the stones are very much more pronounced green. Most are a dark green. I'm having trouble figuring out how to tell if maybe one or two of the stones are nephrite.. I use this rock identifying app and it actually identifies one of the stone as jadeite, but i think it's wrong. So hard to tell!
I was a construction worker and we break rocky mountains with dynamite and I see most rocks inside looks like the rock you have is it possible it's a jade?
Can nephrite jade be found in rivers on the west coast ? I ask because a rock I posted on reddit with pics and posted it again in a video clip and two different people told me it looks like nephrite jade how could I know for certain ?? Thank you
The translucency, colour and inclusions. Serpentine has significantly more black spots almost "evenly distributed" if it's the Fraser river boulders. If it's hard rock mined, then structure based on the grain and how easily it cumbles.
@@RubbleRockAndGem Serpentine is noticeably softer than B.C. Nephrite. Carve Serpentine, but always sell it as such. Honesty. A well-carved piece of Serpentine is always better than a poorly carved piece of Nephrite
I love how you know what you know and don't try to pretend when you don't, Im trying to learn all I can about jade, I have some B.C. jade and its the best ive ever seen, you guys got the green gold for sure , thanks for the info ; )
I live on the east coast of USA... I find small chunks of nephrite in a nearby stream. The largest piece I’ve found is only about golf ball sized... but it’s like lime green into deep green with touches of light aqua tones. Such a pretty stone. You taught me a lot about the difference inclusions to look for as I rock hound.
Follow the pieces as they bigger the closer you will get to the source or get on your local geoportal and find where there are fault and folds probably near that.
Garry Anderson ... thank you... the fault line is a giant river that goes halfway up the coast. And is confused by a myriad of different geological anomalies. I’ve worked my way up some. Started with only finding small pebbles here and there. I dont get much time... it’s only a hobby. And a lot of places is trespassing.... was looking for gold... but love this stone. Easier then gold sometimes.
That's cool, you might be able to tell where it's coming from by looking on GE.Just patiently follow the creek and check where there might have been subduction zones. Check out the video on washington Nephrite it's called the Jade cave creek walk part one.It will give you an idea of what we have over here..
Where??!!!!! Please share. I live out here also.
Thumbs up. Good assessments of type and region. I mine in Lillooet. We get good jade, but nowhere near the volume of the north.
Thanks for the explanation! I am an amateur rockhound. I am visiting Prince George, checking out the Fraser for some jade🎉
Have fun :)
Thanks for a great informational video. Please hold the phone still on a tripod and move the jade. Motion sickness.
Appologies, I made this video impromptu, and did not know much about videography back then
If you are saying that rock will be easy to saw then it's not jade. It looks like the same serpentine people haul out of Jade Cove, in California, thinking they have jade. There are green cliffs of serpentine there, and very little real jade.. Jade is a very tough mineral. None of it is easy to cut. If you can cut a slab off that rock in half an hour, without smoking your motor, it's serpentine. Do a specific gravity test. Scrape a sharp corner on some unglazed porcelain. What do you get?
Hi boss. This is 100% jade. I know better than most how to distinguish serp from jade. Perhaps you didn't watch the whole video before commenting?
@@RubbleRockAndGem I don't know where you got your theory about jade forming in round globs with one end being harder to cut than the other end. Can you provide a reference for that? Jade is 100X tougher than quartz, even though they are close to the same hardness. Why don't you try scratching your jade with a hardened steel scribe. What happens. You are right that I didn't view the whole video. I saw and heard enough.
Very good mate, youre really knowledgable! thanks
You are correct , I've collected some Pre- columbian nephrite jade figures , didn't know the real value , a friend of mine came to my house , and ended up with some , nephrite jade , and pottery vases , gave them because my wife kept on saying that they were haunted . So gave him a couple of pieces , later I found out he sold them for over $ 67000 dollars . I still have many pieces , most came from Guatemala ,El Salvador , and Mexico .
How much would something like this cost out of curiosity ?
I wish you'd gotten an answer to this. I'm curious as hell, too.
Neat! Do you have a video of cutting into this hunk?
I sold that one. I am going to do a walk through of the jade yards soon though. and eventually upload maker videos of how to cut and carve etc.
My big question: do you find those large pieces on private or public land?
And, are there mining regulations and expenses that limit your successfulness?
Thank you. Your enthusiasm is contagious.
All this jade comes from claims. Most are crown land... There may be some on private land. The road into many of the northern claims goes through reserve land.
Towards the end of the video around 14:23 you're referring to the black spots/dots/inclusions formed by iron in the jade as being undesirable traits, but what about "spinach" nephrite which is found in Siberia, I think, and probably one of my favorite types of jade? That particular jade is distinguished by its black spots and extremely deep rich green hues and, I thought, fairly valuable. And thanks for the loads of invaluable guidance and information that you provide in these uploads. Much appreciated.
It depends what market you're in. China prefers no black dots in bc jade, and we export almost all our jade to that country. I don't know of the spinash jade I which you're referring from russia, but in Canadian bc jade... Black dots are pretty much a bad thing no matter who you're selling to- Even locally in north america
@@RubbleRockAndGem good day, i m from pakistan we have Green Grossular, mine share your whatsapp number we ll communicate.
Those black spots are magnetite inclusions, and is a sure sign it is serpentine, not nephrite. If a strong magnet will attract that green stone, it is serpentine.
How much did you pay for a piece that size? I want to buy a big piece of jade but i just want an idea of how much it would cost or something twice time that size?
Go to TheJadeGuys.com. It is the distributor site for bc jade
@10:00 Searching for a word. "Interlocking," maybe?
Thank you for sharing. Good video.
Thanks
Here is the big question: Where or to whom do you sell your raw jade? If I have some nice natural river pieces, who would I sell them too?
Well, I have a store... soooo I sell my jade out of there.
We have beautiful African Jade which is dark green and no visible black marks in or around but seams as though when we received the rocks they have white flake cracks all around and cant really see if the cracks penetrate any deeper. the colours are just intense though. do you think the cracks can be alleviated somehow!
Dude that a million dollar jade look that big
How to identify real jade. Is it it heavy as rock?
Yes, because very dense.
can you buy this directly from the mine? How much is it? interesting discussion.
yes, but you have to buy bulk.
I'm from WA and I found a stone just like that but smaller.. Is green jasper the same as nephrite?
Green jasper is not the same as nephrite. They are very different. Green jasper is abundant, so is serpentine. Jade is very rare, but you do have it in Washington
@@RubbleRockAndGem wow thank you for the reply!!! I found an old quarry in Kitsap county that I've gathered a bunch of green jasper, but some of the stones are very much more pronounced green. Most are a dark green. I'm having trouble figuring out how to tell if maybe one or two of the stones are nephrite.. I use this rock identifying app and it actually identifies one of the stone as jadeite, but i think it's wrong. So hard to tell!
I was a construction worker and we break rocky mountains with dynamite and I see most rocks inside looks like the rock you have is it possible it's a jade?
unlikely. Probably serpentine or epidote. where in the rockys?
@@RubbleRockAndGem yea
So nice nephrite
We have mine of this types jade
Thank you
Do you know how much cost per kilogram?
Can nephrite jade be found in rivers on the west coast ? I ask because a rock I posted on reddit with pics and posted it again in a video clip and two different people told me it looks like nephrite jade how could I know for certain ?? Thank you
Fraser River, yes, but not in commercial quantities. Most of what you find is probably serpentine.
We are finding quality nephrite in Washington
So nice we have mine of this types of Nephrite and jade too
How can I tell if I have real jade? I bought some nice jade jewelry but curious how to tell if its real
Jadeite or Nephrite?
I have a chunk I found not sure if it’s worth anything .
I just last weekend found jade in the Thompson River spences bridge bc and I'm gonna auction them
Keep it and get into carving it, imo!
This is cool, how much for that stone sir?
It sold for approx. $2200 USD. I have more if you'd like some
@@RubbleRockAndGem maybe in the future, would like to have 1, thx sir :)
Very nice. Are you educated in chromium jade? I reside in wy and would like to learn more about it.
@@RubbleRockAndGem that's cheap though, When you own pre- colombiam Mayan Nephrite jade figures a 5 inches piece can fetch over $ 7000 US dollars .
How much is per kilo ?
Where is it ?
thejadeguys.com
Where can you find Jade like this in b.c?
Rubble Rock and Gem, we are creating a new website for bc jade distribution only :)
@@RubbleRockAndGem I mean prospecting, good areas to check?
How do you distinguish it from serpentine???
The translucency, colour and inclusions. Serpentine has significantly more black spots almost "evenly distributed" if it's the Fraser river boulders. If it's hard rock mined, then structure based on the grain and how easily it cumbles.
@@RubbleRockAndGem Serpentine is noticeably softer than B.C. Nephrite.
Carve Serpentine, but always sell it as such. Honesty.
A well-carved piece of Serpentine is always better than a poorly carved piece of Nephrite
How much per kilo
Is nephrite also from China?
It was mined there int he past, but not currently
Where can I buy?
I can sell it to you. Contact rubblerockandgem@gmail.com
I have tonnes of Nephrite jade from Afghanistan, if u are interested or any one else please send me a text message on futurelink666@gmail.com
Would like to assist in mining jade. I have the zone
the zone?
In the zone? Ozone? Sorry, lol.
Very good 🌹jade🌹
Thank you! Cheers!
❤️💕⭐💕⭐
How much
anywhere from $10 to $400 per kilo depending on grade and quantity.
How much usd/kg
with me sir
I would like to come and buy some peice
Please let me know
Yes, the store is in Vancouver. We have plenty in stock
So ....... junk??