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Re: An old Chinese Jade Bangle Bracelet
Posted By: Anita Mui
Posted Date: Jul 16, 2009 (10:55 AM)
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Dear May

It's modern, and may be not true jade. Possibly a dyed and sand blown Peking glass, the lustre is not right.

Hardness test with iron it will pass, Peking glass is harder than iron, air bubbles is hard to find in the piece because modern forgery can inject melted glass into the mold and compress to release the air out.

Buy a hanging scale to perform SG test.

Have fun
Anita

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