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GeneralPricing on Jadeite?

15th Dec 2007 00:30 UTCRocky Barney

I have been a full time rockhound and dealer over the last 20 years, and have dealt in everything from dinosaur bones, agates, petrified wood, copralite, and all sorts of other type materials. (even back when Moqui marbles were still called "moon bits"). I have discovered a new source for Jadeite, and it has left me soooo confused on pricing! I have read about the translucency, color,hue, clarity, rooting, and so on, but nothing that puts a firm price on the stuff! You can find pricing that happened one time in a million on a stone that sold for a couple of million bucks, that doesn't help at all! Has anyone had any experience in Burma or anywhere else in the world that could lend me a hand on where to begin starting with the lower grades and moving on up to the emerald green material? I realize this is one tall order, but anything will help!!!

Thanks again,

Rock

19th Mar 2008 11:31 UTCRock Currier Expert

Could you post some pictures of the various kinds of jadite you have in both Rough and Cut forms? This would be commercial advice and I think that we should continue this off line if you have any interest in going further with this.

Rock Currier

19th Mar 2008 11:39 UTCRay Hill Expert

GIA can also be a reference source, Rocky.

Try and email their library for some references.

19th Mar 2008 12:52 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder

As Rock says, we don't provide free valuation services on mindat or other free commercial advice.

Jolyon