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<p>[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 98404, member: 118"]Is it glassy or soapy/waxy to touch? If the second, probably nephrite. Do you see inclusions inside?</p><p>How hard it is? I don't like the idea of scratching jade with a steel blade but you can try a tiny one. Some say jade cannot be scratched. I'd say that is true for jadeite, maybe, but nephrite is a bit softer. Steel blade in generally would not scratch it but that is not always true. The best way is to do a gravity test.</p><p>I'd list it as ' white nephrite jade' in the title and with " i'm not sure ... etc..." in the description. Maybe add Mutton Fat.</p><p>If you have few watchers within an hour, it is jade<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Also, make sure the auction ends in convinient time for the Chinese and US buyers.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kardinalisimo, post: 98404, member: 118"]Is it glassy or soapy/waxy to touch? If the second, probably nephrite. Do you see inclusions inside? How hard it is? I don't like the idea of scratching jade with a steel blade but you can try a tiny one. Some say jade cannot be scratched. I'd say that is true for jadeite, maybe, but nephrite is a bit softer. Steel blade in generally would not scratch it but that is not always true. The best way is to do a gravity test. I'd list it as ' white nephrite jade' in the title and with " i'm not sure ... etc..." in the description. Maybe add Mutton Fat. If you have few watchers within an hour, it is jade:) Also, make sure the auction ends in convinient time for the Chinese and US buyers.[/QUOTE]
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