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Post by Woodyrock on Jul 29, 2010 19:42:29 GMT -5
Here are a couple of pieces of Nephrite found on the Teanaway River, in Washington. The first are cut surfaces, and then the outside. Both pieces are translucent, the smaller one the more so. The vein the larger piece came out of had been blasted sometime in the past, thus the fractures. Woody     |
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Jul 29, 2010 21:20:46 GMT -5
Nice! Reminds me of the good chromoflec mine jade from over Darrington way except yours has a lighter more pleasing background color....Mel
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Post by Toad on Jul 30, 2010 8:18:40 GMT -5
Beautiful color
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Jul 30, 2010 8:48:37 GMT -5
Nice jade!
Where is this river in Wa.?
I am up in the north west corner of the state by the nooksack river.
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Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Jul 30, 2010 9:05:15 GMT -5
That's real pretty. I kinda like the fractures, gives it a nice effect!
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spokanetim
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Post by spokanetim on Jul 30, 2010 9:19:14 GMT -5
Very nice! Thanks for that jade tip. I just Google'd the map, it enters the Yakima river near Cle Elum and head waters go back into the Cascades. Seems pretty remote with but has some access. There is a north, center and south fork as well so the search area is vast. I found a reference that there are large serpentine soils exposed all over that area so possibly theres more jade to found  . Road Trip! |
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Post by FrogAndBearCreations on Jul 30, 2010 10:45:57 GMT -5
Thanks! Looks like a future camping trip for that area |
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southforkmining
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Post by southforkmining on Aug 2, 2010 21:46:28 GMT -5
very nice jade.....great colors
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Post by juzwuz on Aug 2, 2010 23:30:51 GMT -5
I'm not sure I could have recognized the 2nd and 4th pictures as jade but I'd like to think I would have at least picked up the rock in the 4th picture. It looks pretty neat!
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Post by Woodyrock on Aug 3, 2010 0:55:28 GMT -5
Juswuz:
Nephrite is a hard material to learn in the rough. The big key is not the colour, but the fibrous texture, and is toughness. If you hit a jade slick (water worn piece) it rarely chips off a bit, but usually will return your hammer faster than it arrived.
Woody
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spokanetim
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Post by spokanetim on Aug 3, 2010 1:19:51 GMT -5
Also, jade will make a nice melodic "ting" sound when you hit it with a hammer while the hammer is flying back at your face. Other rocks make more of a thud sound.
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Aug 3, 2010 14:50:14 GMT -5
*L* Yep watch those big ole hammers when you whack jade boulders. The clang will be followed by a nice bounceback or a broken handle.....Mel
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Post by MikeS on Aug 8, 2010 22:07:15 GMT -5
very nice......love the colors!
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