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Re: Re: Fake Archaic Jades
Posted By: Anita Mui
Posted Date: Sep 17, 2008 (12:32 AM)
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Dear Bill

Pls read Tim's message carefully, they have passed 5-6 hardness picking tools. Serpentine have hardness of 4-5 on Mohs'.

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Dear Tim

Pls notice that the lumps of needle-like growth of crystal (whatever the term fakers reffered to) are obvious and not naturally influanced by burial environment.

They are not sharp, but ground smooth which indicate the polish works, to grind the sharpness and show the original stone color after the lumps were artifically made. The worst of all is that the fakers stupidly re-craved repeately on the original incised lines after that. It can be detected with your gut and naked eyes.

Have fun
Anita Mui

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