This omphacite-jadeite color is actually not black, in reality it is just such a dark green from the trace elements mainly chromium and...

Jadeite is formed under extreme conditions of high pressures and low temperatures deep within the earth’s mantle during oceanic plate...

What Is Translucent Black Jadeite? This is an extremely rare and expensive type of jadeite known in the Hong Kong and Chinese markets...

Imperial translucent black omphacite-jadeite jade material consists of mostly omphacite crystals mixed with smaller ratios of jadeite...

Rough Imperial Translucent Black Omphacite Jadeite Jade (Grade A) This very special mineral is one of the rarest and most sought after...

Translucent Black Serpentine (Bowenite) The Great Imitator One of the most common and scandalous techniques to fool customers when it comes

Obviously we are too far-gone to return to the bartering system; however, we can learn from the meandering of markets and the fact that alon

Hundreds and hundreds of years ago, the treatment of gemstones has existed. Currently, many of the treatments are still being used....

Imperial Translucent Black Omphacite Jadeite Jade Carving of a Buddha Face Pendant Known to the Chinese people as ‘Mexican Green’, this...

99% of Rubies today are heated/treated in order to make them clear enough and red enough to sell in the gemstone market. Less than 1% of rub