Nephrite? ‘Claw’

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  1. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Just wondering if this looks right for nephrite please?
    Mary Contrary tells me it also could be Jadeite (Is it likely dyed with all the veins or natural?
    Quite large at 6cm.
    I am wondering if it originally had gold banding around it that someone stripped off and scrapped.
    Thanks for looking :)
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  2. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    KSW, is the large end - flat? +same color?
     
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  3. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    With all the "cracks" it doesn't look like jade.
     
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  4. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Yes, I will post a pic when I’ve taken the kids to school.
    I’ve looked online and can’t see anything in jade or nephrite that looks like this either. Mary thinks it’s quite hard. It chinks like stone and is cold.
     
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    KSW Well-Known Member

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  6. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Looks like stone to me? Could it be quartz?
    Could it be petrified wood, shined up and carved?
     
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  7. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Could be right there. Good thought.
    I think it is destined to be unidentified!
     
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  8. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Petrified wood cuts and polishes like most other quartz minerals. The claw looks like heat crackle quartz.
     
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