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Hi everyone.I'd like to ask if this cabochon pendant I found in a store is real jade and of what kind?The casing looks silver.I am considering to purchase it and just want to make sure.It measures 2 and 1/4 inches in legnth.Thank you.

I assume the price sticker of 20,000 on the box holding this piece is in Philippines peso. If that is the case, it would be about US $ 420. Correct?

The problem is the resolution of your picture is simply not good enough to tell for sure what it was made of. If it was indeed made of Grade A jadeite, then just the jade alone would be worth the money. But these days, many so called Grade A jadeite are simply fakes. You piece is really pretty big, I cannot recall too many Chinese people would wear pieces that big. Also, any good jadeite pendants would be framed in 24k or 18k gold, IMHO. I cannot tell what this metal is. Of course it could indeed be silver, but why?
What did the dealer say about this piece? Most of the time, they do know about what they are selling.

Yes the currency is Philippine peso.The owner of the store(who is a chinese national)was not around when I took the photos.They(local salespersons) would refer to it only as "jade".And it looks antique.The white cloudish particles doesn't appear on naked eye.Only in photographs.It's evenly medium to almost dark green. I did a little research after posting this.Could this be what they call Soochow jade?

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