How to Tell a Jade to see if it is real

[MikeGary]

Hi there. Do you know any tool can tell whether a jade is real? I am going to pay several hundreds of dollars to purchased a jade or colored stone, but I do not know whether it is real. As is known to all, many fake jades are in the market. So, do you know any way to check the jade? I see someone else using flashlights to check the jade on TV, do you know what flashlight can be used for this? Thanks for your advice.

 

[Cognition]

Hit it with hammer, if the hammer give up, then it is a real jade (jadeite)

Jokes aside, differentiating a natural and synthetic jade isn't really that hard. The real problem is identifying whether the jade has been treated or not. Most big labs use a high tech equipments and techniques such as microscope, uv-visible-near infrared spectroscopy, mid-range-infrared spectroscopy, and raman spectroscopy to detect treatments in jade.

That being said, don't take my words for granted. I am not an expert. Perhaps, those experts can detect some treatments using flashlight

I believe they only use flashlight to see the color's depth on the stone

 

[chrono]

Jokes aside, differentiating a natural and synthetic jade isn't really that hard. The real problem is identifying whether the jade has been treated or not. Most big labs use a high tech equipments and techniques such as microscope, uv-visible-near infrared spectroscopy, mid-range-infrared spectroscopy, and raman spectroscopy to detect treatments in jade.

This. IDing Jadeite is easy enough with the right tool, but detecting treatment is another thing. I believe that simulants are far more common than synthetic jadeite. Purchase from a reputable vendor with a return & refund policy and since you are spending a lot of money on it, why not make sure you have it checked out either by a lab or make sure it comes with a reputable lab report?

 

[mochiko42]

This link has some interesting reading. http://www.gahk.org/en/gemtest.asp