I sent this off to GIA and just got the results. The bad news: it is not Type AJust had to join the buying spree. I'm making no comment on the quality of the jadeite
The good news: it is Chalcedony Chrysoprase!!! 
I sent this off to GIA and just got the results. The bad news: it is not Type A
No wonder it only cost $250! My term as a pretend jadeite expert is officially over. From now on it's definitely "NO CERT, NO BUY!!!!"
Whilst we wait patiently for Chaik to show us her chrysoprase
here are a couple of photos of a magnificent chrysoprase bead necklace we came across in a jewelry store at the Coast:
Whilst we wait patiently for Chaik to show us her chrysoprase
With 15mm beads, and diamond and matching enamel roundels, this is definitely a stunning statement piece. Maybe a good substitute for jadeite, but with a $13,900 price tag, we regretfully resisted temptation. However every time I look at the photos, I think we might have made the wrong decision!
What a gorgeous, exquisite ring!! Are the halo stones tourmalines? They provide a perfect enhancement to the chrysoprase.
My chrysoprase. Light is a bit yellow. I will try and find a better picture.
I reckon the chrysoprase is much better value than a bad piece of expensive jadeite that is full of clouds and cotton and a dull flat green colour.
Yes, I agree, that's why we didn't buy it. I'm thinking maybe $3-5K for the beads alone. The roundels are exquisite and the most expensive part of the necklace, and likely cost thousands to make. However you can hardly see them from more than five feet away, so IMHO a bit of a waste of money on what would otherwise be a not too expensive necklace. There are no chrysophase bead necklaces of similar quality available for comparison, but I'm thinking $5-7K might be about the right price for this necklace?
Yes, I thought those stones were much too bright to be green toumaline but didn't want to suggest tsavorite in case they weren't! Given how much the price of tsavorite has increased in recent years, I bet that setting would be two or three times as much now.
ChaiK, they are gorgeous, sparky marquise, and whilst on the subject of marquise, but drifting even further away from jadeite, and to keep you company with a sapphire, here's DW's latest acquisition (yellow is a shade of green...rightNo no. I just got this done again recently like a week ago. The old one was stolen
And they're not bitty bitty marquis. Around 4.5 mm by 2 mm. Or was it 5 mm by 2.5? I can't remember. But they are not teeny tiny.
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Wow! Wow! Wow!Oh, drifting further away from jadeite. Here is my 8 carat unheated blue sapphire ring with tsavorite and zircon and diamonds. Not done yet. Will be soon. DK doing this for me. I tell you, @suzanne2 was the best for posting her tsavorite ring. I discovered DK that way. The sapphire looks like it has a bad window but it is because it is not set and is tilted at a funny angle. I couldn't possibly post elsewhere. This is kind of like home for me.
I suppose it is ok to post here. I mean, jadeite is green, tsavorite green....pretty much the same stuff......
Now that's real jadeite!! I was hoping to get a photo of your ring for my album, I'm glad you finally posted a picture, and this thread does feel a little bit like home. I thought Stanley Tucci was excellent in The Devil Wears Prada. For sure he needs to lose the purple hair, or maybe you must buy a lavender jade ring to match his hair.
And this ring looks like this man. I told Mellow, whilst buying it, that I had to have the ring because it gave off the hunger games man vibes. Not that I am a fan of Stanley Tucci. Just one of those eccentricities I am prone to. Then I posted it and un-posted it. then posted it again. I don't know. Feels weird posting jewellery nowadays. Again, one of those things.
Yes, I asked DK to make a note of @suzanne2 's fabulous tsavorite and sapphire ring in our file. When we have finished the list of projects we have going with them, and with suzanne2's permission, we will have them make us one just like it. Speaking of DKJ, here's the orange citrine pendant they just completed for us:
Now that's real jadeite!! I was hoping to get a photo of your ring for my album, I'm glad you finally posted a picture, and this thread does feel a little bit like home. I thought Stanley Tucci was excellent in The Devil Wears Prada. For sure he needs to lose the purple hair, or maybe you must buy a lavender jade ring to match his hair.
Yes, I asked DK to make a note of @suzanne2 's fabulous tsavorite and sapphire ring in our file. When we have finished the list of projects we have going with them, and with suzanne2's permission, we will have them make us one just like it. Speaking of DKJ, here's the orange citrine pendant they just completed for us:
ChaiK, I think we enable each other. This thread was running out of jadeite steam, so I think it's OK for us to post something else on occasion.
spessartite. So nice and orange for summer.
Chaik, all your pieces that I have seen have been incredibly beautiful and exquisitely designed. The ladies on this board would swoon over, and applaud your stuff. Please don't feel shy about posting your jewelry, it's all well up to, and perhaps beyond the standard of what we all post on here. What's more I am dying to see it all!
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