Good Earth
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since November 2010
Posts: 155
|
Post by Good Earth on Jul 11, 2014 14:13:51 GMT -5
These are found all over the Puget sound and Strait of Juan De Fuca. Every time I take someone to the beach and tell them to find jade, they always pick up every green rock in sight, passing over the jades. I'm by no means an expert on the local jades, but I've learned to ID them by the chalky feeling white rind. If you look closely at a specimen, usually you can see fibers running through the rind also. It takes a certain eye to pick them out on the beach, and my wife is way better at it than I am. In fact, this piece is one that she found last weekend at the beach closest to our house (about 5 minutes away). By far the nicest we've ever found, but no where near the nicest I've seen from here. The Rind: The inside:
|
|
bsky4463
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2013
Posts: 1,696
|
Post by bsky4463 on Jul 11, 2014 14:46:25 GMT -5
Awesome innards on that there piece o jade....it is pretty darn fun to figure out how to ID the "rind" on what your looking for. Same deal with the mt aggies in the yellowstone. Awesome find and cut, thanks for sharing. Cheers
|
|
bcrockhound
spending too much on rocks
Member since June 2014
Posts: 418
|
Post by bcrockhound on Jul 11, 2014 16:16:40 GMT -5
Thank you! That's me picking up every green rock and skipping over the jade. Recently I've reversed it and now when I look for jade I go for the worst rocks because I'm looking for a rindy one. Do you have a picture of the outside of that rock wet? Why does jade have a rind - don't most beach rocks get tumbled pretty well by the sea?
|
|
|
Post by snowmom on Jul 11, 2014 16:35:55 GMT -5
this is great... I have such a hard time picturing what I should be looking for here... only I am guessing the rinds from Lake Huron would be stained yellowish/brown because of the iron and other stuff in the water( most rocks here have rusty yellowish to reddish stains). I have a couple of white stones that have similar patterning ( somebody cut them for me).. is that pattern staining particular to jade? Or can I find other rocks which have that type of fracture staining pattern? These photos opened another door with questions behind it.... thanks for the post!
|
|
Fossilman
Cave Dweller
Member since January 2009
Posts: 20,685
|
Post by Fossilman on Jul 11, 2014 17:02:51 GMT -5
LOL,that's why I pick it all up,than when I get home,I do my homework....The next time out I get better... Just as said,the same goes with Montana agates,I'm pretty good at that now,but it took time..Thumbs up
PS: Nice insides on that jade!!
|
|
Sabre52
Cave Dweller
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,466
|
Post by Sabre52 on Jul 11, 2014 17:24:32 GMT -5
Man oh man that is nice dendritic jade. I found a single piece at the old Janoko Jade mine at Porterville, CA but the color is much paler green. Not nearly as nice as your find. The rind on the Porterville jade when fresh dug is white too. When exposed on the surface, the iron content in the jade makes the rind rust red. Best ways to tell a jade hunk from the commoner serpentine is a scratch test with a hard nail (jade will not scratch) and a tap with your rock hammer. Jade will ring like a bell and serpentine just makes a clunk....Mel
|
|