The Origins of Jade | Nephrite, Jadeite, and more!
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Jade is without a doubt one of the most visually stunning and beautiful gemstones out there! We are a big fan of the vibrant color and rich history this gem has over the years. Rebecca is here to help guide us through the wonderful tale of jade, how jadeite and nephrite are related, and to show off some spectacular specimens! So tune in and enjoy as we dig into the world of Jade!
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I love how this channel, it's rare to see gem videos who don't talk about magic, love it
But you forgot to mention the different Colours of jade like lavender jade and white jade - light green jade
That's a huge topic in itself! This video's focus was on the origin and locales, but we'd love to do another one day talking about lavender, mutton fat, and other prized varieties.
Cool. That would be neat.
It okay. She said Jade.
And yellow, orange...black 😍😍
Had a lavender 💜one awhile back
Wow! I didn’t know Imperial Jade was so expensive. There are some absolutely beautiful Jade carvings in some of the museums I visited in China, each carving had its own Guard; I’m guessing those carvings are priceless. I stood for too long looking at one, wondering how they carved it so intricately; I was told to move on.
I went to a Georgia O Keefe museum in New Mexico,and wanted to read the painting closely,but was told the same thing.We come to enjoy the art-it's too bad they think we would hurt anything!
@@Debbie4729 - I know. Just looking. 👍
those are probably nephrite
@@acosta829 Thank you. Oh they were amazing to see close up.
@Ben Avery 👍
In Maori legend, nephrite (pounamu) is what remains of a beautiful woman sought after by a god who, upon realising he couldn't have her, turned her into beautiful green stone and laid her in the river Waitaiki.
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Maoris think jade stone is theirs, when the rest of the world has been using it before they even got to nz and killed the natives. The mori ori
Jade culture originated from Austronesian of liangzhu culture, han Chinese intermarried with them also ancient jade is relevant in ancient Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Polynesians, even Polynesians have Austronesian DNA on them
I named my son after this beautiful gemstone. Plus I've always loved the names Jadeite and Nephrite from the Sailor Moon animated series when I was a kid. Thanks Rebecca for the history lesson on such an exquisite gem.
Here is your son's Chinese name: Jadeite=翡翠 feicui， Nephrite=和田 hetian
@@chenzichen5753 Thank you
Lol did you know the original sailor moon manga shipped Jadeite with Sailor mars and Nephrite with Sailor Jupiter?
my sons name is also Jade
Hell thank you for the girls name in the future 👌👌👍
Gotta correct you on several things.
First, the Qianlong Emperor didn't fight Burma over jade mine but it was because of territorial disputes. I searched Chinese source and English source, no where to be found Qing dynasty Chinese fought Burma over jadeite mine. I asked my jade art carving masters and they had never heard that story neither.
Also, I asked jade traders from Kunming, it has never been a Jade Road in Kunming. The only Jade Road known is the early version of Silk Road and it spans across Xinjiang( or Uyghur territory), and the reason was because there is Khotan (Hetian), a centre for jade trade and famous for Hotan Nephrite mine.
Thanks for the information and thank you for citing your sources. Very wise seeking both Chinese and English sources. I still have to wonder if the territorial disputes were a cover for simple greed for jade and if the Burmese have their own version of why China declared War.
Well your second paragraph seems to support the findings in the film ...
@@dane3038 During the Qianlong period, in what is now the Sulu Islands in the Philippines, the king of the Sulu Kingdom once asked Qianlong to no longer be a vassal state, but to incorporate the Sulu Kingdom into the territory of China. It was rejected by Qianlong.
When Qianlong quelled the rebellion of the Zhungar tribe, he rescued the Kazakh Khanate which was attacked by the Zhungar tribe. Later, the Kazakh Khan sent seven envoys to request to join China, which was also rejected.
Do you think Qianlong would attack Burma because of jade?
Thank you. Any knowledge is good knowledge, especially about history and science (geology counts) :D
@@dane3038 the war was not caused by China seeking to expand into Burma. The immediate cause was the reverse.
A few decades earlier, when Burma was weak, chiefs in the border area that had previously been tributaries of BOTH China and Burma switched to the Chinese side. Burma did nothing, because it was weak and had other problems. In the 1750s, a strong king reunified Burma, founded a new dynasty, and attempted reasserted control over the border districts. It was Burma that was expansionist at this time rather than China.
Some of the chiefs fled into Yunnan, and requested help from the government there. Yunnan had been part of China for 300 years by then. Then followed 4 larger and larger armies from China, first trying to reclaim the lost territory for their tributaries, and later attempting regime change in Burma itself. All were defeated by the Burmese (but mostly by tropical diseases, think of the deaths during the construction of the Panama canal).
China claimed a draw in the last expedition, but they were defeated again (though not annihilated this time). However it was a pyrrhic victory for Burma. Because they lost Siam that had been conquered only 2 years earlier. The Siamese revolted successfully.
I have spent almost $300K on those top quality jadeite from the Myanmar dealers, so expensive but is worth the collection~ the price is rocketing every year.
If you are a collector I have a rare piece I'm looking to unload and be sure it is appreciated . A 225 lb fossil Jadeite core and one side layers with fascia and green peering on sides wrapping around to a very nicely naturally polished gorgeous green marbled with Black matrix and marbled rose gold as I see glistening of monotonic gold in just the right light . I somewhat identify it as a pad from a pachyderm /dinosaur . It 98 or more percent Jadeite with fascia that still show anchor spots for tendons and muscles . Also to note it is from an unregistered area/ not know for jade and never a documented discovery for hundreds of miles . From the shore of a famous lake in the US , but yeah . Im not disclosing where at this time . Let me know if your interested .
@@kman7169bruh he lying lol he poor
For the record, the Maya did have bronze tools. They just weren't as widespread by the time of European arrival. Either way, metal tools don't help much with jade anyways.
Also, fun fact: the Aztec/Nahuatl word for jade, "Chalchihuitl" likely meant "heart of the earth".
Nope, dont confuse copper with bronze, bronze tools were only a thing in South America, there was only was only one ciivilizacion that used them in Nort America and they beat the crap out of the Aztects.
I'm not confusing bronze with copper. The Aztec did in fact have bronze tools. In particular, they had bronze axes.
@@109Rage they did in fact, not make those tools and they were pretty uncommon. They had copper that they themseleves could make but didn’t have the capacity to make Bronze. Kinda like saying people in the Bronze Age had some amount of iron tools, they did, but they never made it themselves. Most (if not all of it) came from meteorites.
@@NotSoSerious69420 What does it matter if they made it or not (also, any source they didn't make it locally?) when the point was that they had it in large enough supply to be used as weapons and tools, even if not universally ubiquitous-they would have, if they wanted to, have been able to use them in creating tools if they were any good at cutting Jade (which as I said in my original post, metal tools in general are useless for cutting jade, unless you embed then with abrasives like modern tool bits).
To put it another way, "America in the 21st century didn't have CPUs, because they were all made in South East Asia," sounds just as relevant.
@@alejandrofelixgutierrez7956 which was that civilization?
Jade was also extremely important to early Austronesians living on the island of Taiwan after the last glacial maximum, and they developed extraordinary jade shaping technology without advanced metallurgy skills. They were able to sculpt the material into intricate figures, as well as drill fine thin holes through jade tubes. They took their jade with them as early Austronesians set out to explore the seas, and jade ware from Taiwan are found in archeological sites in the Philippines as well as Vietnam from at least 4000 years ago.
Yessssss!!! I literally squealed when I saw this video had dropped 🤣 Rebecca did not disappoint!!! GREAT explanation of nephrite and jadeite history. Would love to see more!
Interesting and informative, thanks.
Jadeite only occurs as smaller-type stones, suitable mainly as personal jewelry
while Nephrite is often found as large boulders very suitable also as carved art.
I was so happy to see you have made a video on Jade. Love to see a series of videos covering the tooic, and the diffrent colors and jewlery curving meaning of jade. Big thanks.
I went to a chinese museum once and the structures they build with Jade was so mind blowing. I laughed a little thinking about how I would draw humans as stick figures and still do lol
Finally made a video about the jade🟩 gemstones. I find it so fascinating about this gemstone on where they came from also can make jewelry📿, create statues out of them🐉 and learn their history too.🤔📗📖 It's interesting to see the difference between jadeite and nephrite💎🟢 like their hardness and how they're form under ground.🏞🪨⛏ I think both are very beautiful.🥰💚 Thanks for teaching us about jades. Nice video.👩🏫👍💎🟢
Jades are definitely one of my top 3 favorite gems in the world
It's my 1st favorite 🤗
My top 3 is. 1) Yellow Diamond 2) Blue Diamond 3) Jade (white and green together)
Clear Creek Jadeite from California is in my opinion some of the prettiest jade with greens, whites, and occasional black steaks makes it a fantastic carving and jewelry material.
I had several mining claims in the Clear Creek Wilderness. Do not forget that there is also "mutton fat" jade there. Up on Pacacho peak ( Atlas) there is a jade deposit where many of the deposits are the size of cars.
The Chinese are importing this and send it back carved as if it is form China.
Only Chinese knew the real quality of jade.
Nathan S.
I agree! :) so pretty. And a much rarer form of jade, more valuable.
40 miles south of Big Sur on highway 1 we used to skin dive in a certain cove for an exceptionally rare form called botryoidal jade. This form appears as a rich dark green bubbles more resembling clusters of grapes.
Off topic comment: May I just say I find the ballet, of how the woman presenter in the video moves constantly in that loose-limbed way while speaking, fascinating and very pleasant to watch. No part of her stands still for a second, everything moves constantly. I could watch that forever.
Bump all these mean comments. I think the host did a great job. She is very intelligent and charming. She is moving to convey a message and is also a little nervous. You did a great job, please keep making more videos... Ignore the haters.
My grandfather was in WWII in China, India, and Burma. In 1996, he and other Merrill's Marauders were honored by the country for helping to liberate them from invading forces. At that time, my grandfather bought a number of jade items, including a 21" necklace with jade beads all the way around, a pair of silver cufflinks with large pieces of inlaid jade, and a silver and jade ring, all for less than $200 U.S. (no joke). I still have the cufflinks. Heavy, for cufflinks, and the color is amazing.
My great great uncle wrote a book about jade many years ago. He also made a stained glass window made entirely of American jade. To this day it hangs in the north shore baptist church in chicago. His name was J.L. Kraft
AAA thanks UA-cam for recommending this channel! Love it! I'm a gem collector myself and learning is always good!
There is a cove off the Big Sur Calif coast full of nephretite jade.
It's incredibly beautiful.
Gump's book: Jade, Stone of Heaven is a quick read and covers jade completely. The writer is a scion of the "Gump Department Store" family in San Fransisco, so the connection to China and jade demand was always there. A great book.
Born and raised in BC Canada 🇨🇦 I find jade everywhere
The background made me think of malachite and now I'm gonna binge look at pictures and dream of having one
I LOVE this! Wonderful facts and history! The visuals were great to with nice examples of the stone. And your maps and diagrams were very informative. It is so difficult to find videos with rock facts that aren't full of mysticism. I'd love to see more of this series of mini gem documentaries!
Glad you enjoyed it! Stay tuned. We've got more on the way!
@@gems YAY!
Jade is GORGEOUS! That color of jade is my favorite color green.
wish they'd talked about jade in new zealand, played an integral part in maori culture
I was waiting for that too.
Typically USA centric view of the world. I was annoyed when they said that no other ancient culture appreciated jade more than the Chinese. I would consider the Māori to be an ancient culture and they certainly revered jade as a prized taonga (for which the word treasure is a common English translation that barely covers the depth of meaning of the original Te Reo word).
@@bills9963 A few hundred years ago is not ancient.
@@bills9963 they didn't mention the US almost at all lol, they talked about Europe Asia and Central American nations or where they'd eventually form also the Maori are not ancient, they're a relatively new group at about 700 years old, the Chinese have been using jade since 2500 bc or almost 4000 years before the Maori even existed. The term ancient history almost always means the time before the year 500ish AD almost 1000 years before the maori came to be. Why is it that every time I see someone hype up the Maori they're so pompous and wrong about it. Get over yourselves.
@Bill S sorry man, maori are not an ancient culture by a long chalk
I have some Nephrite jade from the Mighty Fraser River that I self-collected. I love it and it’s very cold to the touch compared to other beach stones.
Cool I live in the PNW, could be something new to do as an activity. Instead of hiking, going for a jade hunt would be neat.
Right here in Arctic Alaska, I have a couple mens knifes and a womans Ulu, as well as an Adz with a Jade Bit. It was the steel of its day for the Eskimo.
Here in New zealand we call it "pounamu"
Here in New Zealand along the south island is a subduction zone there also is a lot of jade there we call pounamu. I found some before quite a pretty rock although in raw form to the untrained eye its easy to go straight past it.
i have several slabs of nephrite from the Oso, Washington area. I originally intended to carve them and assemble into a small box. Then i found out how difficult it is to polish these slabs.
I was told by a rock hound shop that you have to polish down to 50,000 grit. I gave up with the lack of equipment.
I got my jade years ago in Taiwan. Probably nephrite. Carved into figurines. I also discovered jade nuggets, not very good quality, in a mountain stream in Japan about 60 years ago. (I'm not telling where Ha~) I'm always amazed that such nice figurines can be carved from jade as both jadeite and nephrite are pretty hard minerals.
I have a few jadeite pieces. I love how it feels on my skin.
Thanks!
Me too , but I love the smile it brings me the most.
A few years ago was in Mandalay,Burma.If you ever go there,you must visit the Jade market.There is a compound where the charge a fee to foreigners to enter.There is no real need to pay as the Jade market has expanded beyond the compound.The entire process from cutting the big Jade rocks to the finished jewellery can be seen.The system remains unchanged for generations! As you would expect, the Chinese were the main buyers..
Thanks for explaining the geologic origins of nephrite vs. jadeite. I would love to see a second video explaining colors!
Yes please do show the difference between real Jade & real Emerald !
I bet the Royal Jewels have priceless pieces of Real Emerald & Real Jade !
As someone that has spent dozens of hours with a Foredom tool & the best bits money can buy, I can't imagine working with primitive tools to carve this amazingly dense rock.
jade g10 knife handle scales have taken off in the industry lately, and they have always attracted me, my grandmother used to have some jade jewelry as well and I always like it best, that and emeralds ofc for the beautiful green hues
I have a pair of Nephrite Jade earrings carved as shamrocks. I love them.
Probably one of the best videos on Jade I've watched. Subscribed!
I'm so glad you mentioned about the jade mines in Burma conflicting with Chinese companies.
This was fun. I'm glad that mention was made about the dangers of Burma. It's much the same with Columbian ( more particularly Muzo) emeralds. If you aren't invited there, then you really need to stay away.
As a Certified Gemologist I knew about the Nephrite in British Columbia but did not know about the Jadite in Washington. Interesting!
I'm discovering a new fascination with gems and geology. My grandpa was a geologist... Anyways, how does one become a gemologist? Do you also cut the gems? I'm fascinated by the whole thing, from finding the right geology to buying to cutting. Not selling, though, that's boring.
@@fusion9619 When I started in the business in 1975 there was only one American resource for gemology training; The Gemological Institute of America ( GIA). Today there are a variety of options, and even though the GIA has decided to become more ( maybe even majority ) non jewelery industry driven in favor of the general population, it still remains the standard for training. If you happen to live outside the US, I'd suggest you look at what top experts have used for their training.
The man who taught me design work was, for ten years, the head of design for the old Tiffany & Co. The advice he gave was "Decide what you want to be really good at and then go get good at it. You can't be all things to all people in this business, so be good at one thing.
I bought a square column of jade( nephrite) at a rock store, then gotta chunk of the stuff in Bisbee Az. I have a slab collection of california jades...beads( nephrite)...
I have a few pieces of rare Olmec Blue Jade and also translucent teal colored Mayan Jade. Beautiful pieces that I’ve gotten compliments from Chinese store owners in San Francisco. 😎
I love her movement when she talks
She's about 10x more expressive than i am lol
I'll get my hearing checked. She sound like so many other young female narrators: a voice like cracked glass.
I could watch her talk about Jade all day long…
Seduced by subduction
I often wonder considering how easy Nephrite is formed that it is often passed off as Jade because anyone who doesn't know the difference can be fooled.
Nephrite is jade. It's just another type.
The most qualified jade (imperial jade) can only be found in Myanmar(Burma). Sadly, the Chinese government is extracting the large amount of jade with big machineries to China. Not only that, the majority of forest, timber and teak have been taken down for the China too. Many workers have died and keep going every year. Sad but true.
I am a native spanish speaker, fourtonately I understand the great explanation about jadeite thank you very much i really enjoy fulling miself with a such a nice information
For anyone buying jadeite make sure to get it certified. There are many fakes that scammers will sell for the price of real jadeite.
You didn't mention the NZ Maori, whose jade is considered the best on earth
Saw your remark. Once again we don’t exist in the world. Their loss.
About that use of jade ( nephrite ) by early civilizations, those that had access to jade for tool making advanced faster than those that didn't. 30 years ago my brother found a beautifully made stone scraper made of jade here on the coast of B.C. Jade does not occur here, so it was definitely something that was traded. Moms had it in her curio cabinet ever since. A few years ago I showed it to a fellow I met who was an archaeologist specializing in stone tools. Verdict - - estimated age was 7000 years old!!
BC produces aboot 75% of the nephrite sold worldwide!
At first I thought this was a video about the villains in Sailor Moon.
Thanks ever so much for making this video. I love Jade.
I haven’t seen the video yet, but I hope you guys mention Pounamu!
I was also waiting for it but sadly it was not mentioned. Very interesting video though.
I believe u are the most valuable jem I ever seen and can go any where if u agree
I live on the coast of Washington State, and Jadeite and Nephrite are both here, Nephrite is more common, but there us beautiful jade here.
I've been to Myanmar, and while there I visited a gem trading outlet where I bought my granddaughter a jade bracelet, among other gifts. It was an amazing experience (visiting the country), while I would like to go again the political climate isn't very friendly, so I'll stay away for now.
Thank you so much. Please do come again after all of this conflicts. Warmly welcome from the golden Land. ❤️
My cousin went there. He actually went to that specific dangerous area in the north. Makes me wonder what level of risk he was taking...
Beautiful stone 😍😍😍😍😍😍
I approve this video as a citizen of Myanmar (Burma).
I have a Jade cocktail ring that my mother acquired in the mid 1970’s when we lived on Guam. It is set in white gold and is quite large and really lovely. I don’t know it’s origin. How can I tell if it is Jadeite?
While there are certain features that can help identify jadeite in an at home setting such as looking for root like mottling under a loupe, it is always recommended to let a licensed gemologist authenticate the identity of a stone so that there is no question of its authenticity. Even a seasoned gemologist can have trouble identifying jadeite and sometimes sending the stone to a lab is required. We would suggest taking your ring to a local jeweler with a licensed gemologist or sending it to an established gemological lab.
Wow awesome video, such a beautiful stone, well fantastic job on presentation, history and knowledge, thank you
I moved to China from New Orleans for gems.
What would happen to Nephrite andJadeite if it was subjected to the intense heat and pressure of a diamond press? If you controlled the cooling you could control the size of the crystals to anything you want. How big a diamond press can you get? Seems to me it would be something worth looking into.
Thank you for an great video, lot of great information!
sweet I was just going to look on the Fraser river
This is the best video about rocks I've ever seen
everyone used jade. it just goes to show beauty is not subjective
The Cascadian Subduction Zone lies right off the coast of British Colombia. It can produce tsunamis that can send a 100 foot tall wall of Water all the way to Japan. It’s overdue for a “Big One” or very large earthquake and tsunami. The entire pacific west coast could sink 25 feet into the ocean
That's old news & what does that have to do with Jade???
I really appreciate the creative ways we humans come up with to explain away worldwide floods and fires of the past.
"Ancient men with torches burned giant jade rocks"
Thanks for doing this one great job covering jade I was hoping to find some where I am but apparently if I do I would be the first (in my area)
Rebekah ,great informative content..
Please do one on Dyed coloured Jade..and the low grade product they dye and sell for huge amounts to the uneducated.
All these bright Reds Yellow Bleu are not real.
Also the mystic and legends of owning White Jade..
Applause too you
isn't white jadeite quite common?
also totally agree with your point about fake jade! i cringe everytime someone on etsy thinks they can buy icy jade for a few thousand.
While mining Serpentine I came to know that the Serpentine changes into Jade after a few meters depth is reached. In Pakistan at least it’s so.
This video is awesome! Keep 'em coming!!
Very important video ... I m frm gilgit Pakistan ... We have lot of nephrite jade mines in gilgit baltistan ...
The modern Māori name for the South Island of New Zealand is Te Wāipounamu (The water and greenstone)
Thats pretty neat. I had no idea Jade was found so many different places around the globe. I've ever heard about mentioned in Asia.
2 of the largest Jade stones found recently were from Ontario. Almaguin Highlands region.
The finder is an 80 + yr old woman geologist, owner of the 'CRYSTAL CAVE' South River, ON.
Born in Zimbabwe to a Professor she began her hobby/career at approximately 7 yrs old.
Travelled the World and has kept all of her finds seen in her museum/shop.
The Jade in question she found was reported to be of the worlds highest quality.
Ontario is a Mineral & Gem Capital of CANADA, but don't get a mention?
Kinmount? Bancroft? Sudbury?
the Natural History Museum in Ottawa has probably some of the most FANTASTIC mineral examples in the world, as most were collected during Ontario mining and turned over to the museum.
I have stones with various shapes and ancient characters from various eras, including colorful minerals and gems.
These are multi-colored jade that were destroyed in wars or other causes, which can be considered as another source of learning about noble ethics and gemstones.
We have twelve Imperial jade figurines or sculptures of Chinese philosophers. Haven’t been able, mostly from stress from Dad’s assassination, to locate them in Texas. They are insured through Lloyds and they have relocated them to more secure vaults after a bank executive used one of them as a desk decoration or paperweight.
The Chinese are the biggest buyers of Myanmar jadeite. The Burmese only sell bare stones and almost all the inlay designs are in Guangzhou China. True jadeite is like jewelry and cannot be compared to any nephrite. However, jadeite is also graded and only professionals can see its value. Good quality jadeite worth millions and billions of dollars, while poor quality can be bought for a few dozen dollars. As long as you have seen a good jadeite, you can know its value and understand why Chinese people are fascinated by it.
THANK YOU , ANOTHER CUTE VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can you guys unbox some Wyoming Edward's black jade?😊
MY FAVORITE gemstone!!!!
When I was young me my friends used to go this water falls & I found size of baseball green stone. I thought it was nothing so I throw it away 😂
she is so cool. i love this channel!
Thinking of jade tools like those axes, of course ceremonial, just make the material really priceless in stone age setting. Later on, it's just a pretty rock...
Thanks! That was so interesting! You did a great upload! Love from Australia!💛🦘💛🦘💛🦘💛🦘💛🦘💛
If at first your conquest does not succeed, try negotiating a peace treaty.
I find my jade in thrift shops, mostly carved and put out by uninformed staff, always on the look out for jadeite jade
It is also found in south island New Zealand.🙂
Which is the most important thing to choose a more valuable&higher quality of jade jadeite: the color or the transparency/translucency? Mostly the transparency jade jadeite are almost colorless. please give me a essential information of this matter. Thank you.
For jade, as with most precious gems that aren’t diamond, the saying goes “color is king.”
@@gems so what colors are more valuable truly green/lavender/bluish green/icy green/???. Thank you
I think I found a piece of nephrite once. I found a dark green rock in some mountains in California.
Wow..In Papua New guinea we have all different types of gemstone but we don't now each one their use..only gold yes, we do in small scale mine..than sale it
Good and informative👍👍
I've been dealing in jadeite jade for about 15 years. While I absolutely love the stone in all of its amazing colors, I am so very angry at the preponderance of treated jadeite. It is virtually worthless, and reveals its adulteration by turning an unappealing brown a year or two after treatment. I have only dealt in untreated jadeite called "A jade" within the trade.
Subscribed.
Jade's definitely one of my big favorite gems.