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Subject:Jade and coral ? Pictures made in The Peoples Republic of China.
Posted By: Ruth Sat, Jul 21, 2007 IP: 68.72.219.196 Can anyone help identify the attached pictures? 
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Subject:Re: Jade and coral ? Pictures made in The Peoples Republic of China.
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Sat, Jul 21, 2007 These pictures are usually made with Serpentine, and a scratch test can tell the difference between that and Jade.
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Subject:Re: Jade and coral ? Pictures made in The Peoples Republic of China.
Posted By: Ruth Mon, Jul 23, 2007 Thanks for your response. Can you tell me what serpentine is? and a scratch test? Thanks - Ruth
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Subject:Re: Re: Jade and coral ? Pictures made in The Peoples Republic of China.
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Tue, Jul 24, 2007 Think of 3 stones...Soapstone (soft), Serpentine (harder), Jade (hard). Take a strong steel needle, make a small (with moderate pressure), 2 mm scratch, and look for the colour. White means: no Jade.
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Subject:Re: Jade and coral ? Pictures made in The Peoples Republic of China.
Posted By: Stan Mon, Jul 23, 2007 "Made in the PROC" dates them to the mid 1970s.
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Subject:Re: Jade and coral ? Pictures made in The Peoples Republic of China.
Posted By: Ruth Tue, Jul 24, 2007 Ernest and Stan - Thank You so much for the education!Ruth
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