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Re: Jade ceremonial mace or ruyi scepter

Posted By: Patrick Norton
Posted Date: Oct 13, 2012 (01:59 PM)

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Our little town rock shop gemstone tester put the needle in the middle of the emerald. Not sure what the stone is but its a hardstone. Hardness is up in a variety of the mineral beryl, way above quartz. More interested in "what they are" from a historical point then the gemstone categorization.

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