Raw Green Jade

Treasure of gem stones, in our case fine rough quality green jadeite jade in raw form and finished as jewelry, ornaments or smaller parts such as beads balls and cabochons for cabbing. This is what Myanmar ( Burma) is well known for. Most common color for jadeite jade is a rather pale green often with some dark green veins and spots. However most valuable jade is the emerald green imperial jade version of it and withing this spectrum the more translucent jadeite is the higher the value. There is particular the term " ice jade" which defines this. Imperial jade comes mainly from the Hpakan-Tawmaw jade tract in Kachin State in northern Burma with the most famous Myanmar Jade mines.

Canadian raw green nephrite jade

Canadian raw green nephrite jade boulder waiting to be shipped to China in BC. Currently China is the largest buyer of Canadian nephrite jade. Second largest exporter of nephrite jade to China in the 20 xx is Australia.

Various jadeite Jade products and cheap jewelry in a Mae Sot jade shop Thailand.

Raw lavender and green jade stones.

Raw lavender and green jade stone. The best lavender jade is currently coming from Myanmar and Guatemala. Even the old Aztecs used the stone hundreds of years ago.

Blue and green corundum stones polished from Myanmar. The former Burma has one of the richest deposits of gemstones in the world, in fact they are only second to Brazil.

Raw green jade variants

Raw Green jade variants

Vibrant and striking raw emerald jade and other shades it all such as spinach color or simply grass, all this is nature, all this is Jadeite a high price material can be shiny and translucent somehow like water or grease that’s what Chinese ladies prefer as jewelry. But that’s not the only colors available there are browns, lavender, and reds, purple and pure white. This variety fits to any season's trends, fine jade is through the whole spectrum of the rainbow.

The material is popular since thousands of years and the durability is exceptional plus the increasing value of the natural stone makes sense to buy it.

Rough Green Jade is Imperial Jadeite

Top prices always paid for green imperial jade, because that's the right color with some tensions since they directly correlate to money when selling. There is emerald, olivine and plenty of other mostly all this is jadeite, a lesser quality is nephrite. There is talk about to relate this to culture in the Chinese world since the stone has a high value and within money driven Chinese culture it stands automatically for it somehow but this gemstones of top quality almost always is Burmese jadeite jade. Metals such as gold and silver are used to enclose a jade bangle to reflect the light back into the natural jadeite jade.

There is also plenty of dark green raw jade in Wyoming USA. But the color is not very clean it's a rather dirty Wyoming jade color.

Jade with green color is the most common used for jewelry ornaments statues and carvings in general second is white and after lavender jadeite comes in the distance.

A ever increasing combination is with gold and silver which are two very valuable materials great to wear, to show and having a sustained value. In the current quick changing world this are two conservative items for easy investment and the object is known since centuries, its imperial jade.

The value of jadeite jade is almost for sure only moving upwards this has something to do with limited resources and growing demand in particular from China where more people buy this precious stones, because of the superior value, not only today but also tomorrow and beyond.

Green jade flexible bracelets

Green jade flexible bracelets

Attractive carved white and green jade bangle bracelets

Attractive carved white and green jade bangle & bracelets.

Appreciated by Chinese emperors.

The royalties even wore it in the grave. It has also a high supernatural value since they interpret all kind of attributes into the stone.

At current times the good stuff is jadeite from Burma, this is a very fine material and there is nothing better that's the reason why this business is booming and the northern neighbors are on the buy side. It's beauty in particular with the right texture varying from glass like called translucency to fat grease like structure, shape and transparent opaque.

Myanmar is number one for jadeite jade.

Myanmar is the worldwide number one in jadeite deposits and production Those are in the north of the country which is Kachin state. The other is nephrite from Canada, China, Australia and other places, among them Taiwan. This high grade mineral is often more valuable than other precious stones such as diamonds rubies sapphires and emeralds, priceless treasures of a material which looks pretty and has a good image, on top of it, prices are constantly rising. But there are still enough boulders buried in Myanmar's Kachin state to satisfy the demand for decades. Since north Myanmar is the only place where jadeite is found it made many Burmese people rich.

Vibrant and striking emerald jade or other shades it all has organic element such as spinach color or simply the grass, all this is nature, all this is Jadeite a high price material can be shiny and translucent somehow like water or grease that’s what Chinese ladies prefer as jewelry. But that’s not the only colors available there are browns, lavender, and reds, purple and pure white. This variety fits to any season's trends, fine jade is through the whole spectrum of the rainbow.

The material is popular since thousands of years and the durability is exceptional plus the increasing value of the natural stone makes sense to buy it.

Bracelets & Bangles.

Bracelets are also chic with younger crowd when they come as ethnic adornment in a combination with other stones or pearls. They enrich the optical impression and indicate some glamour. It also looks good and creates a exotic oriental aura to enrich accessories. This artworks are very decorative and a sure positive eye catcher in any home or office.

A difficult part of the creation is to bring the right hue in a proper position, since this is one stone it needs some thinking to handle this. A quality item with an artistic touch can make a great gift to a lady, its a impressive piece of jewelry with a high value, already Chinese emperors where buried with the body covered with nephrite slabs.

The "tour de jadeite".

The "tour de jadeite" is always the same mined in Kachin State north Myanmar and smuggled into China by just crossing the border or sometimes legally exported and imported.


Pieces with various sizes and even boulders are formed by creative Chinese designers into great decorative jade products. This stone cultures have been recorded over several thousands of years. One of the main selling point is the idea of prosperity, good luck, healing and long life plus natural and stylish. They believe that when wearing the green stone it will protected a person from evil. It is also known for healing properties; Actually all kind of positive ideas had been interpreted into the stones including carved figurines for Feng Shui purposes.

Imperial Color Jewelry Green Jadeite Pendants Decorative Gadgets Art and sculptures with other colors Loose Cabochons





Chinese call jade the "Eastern Diamond".

This gemstone is not only bought because it looks good as body decoration, people also interpret some super natural and health properties into it. Long time ago it has been ground, mixed with water and taken as a drink, people said it is good for the kidneys, among other.

Primarily the hunt is after vivid jade colors (means always jadeite) for jewelry and white for Buddha sculptures although be careful they often try to see treated white marble for same color jade since they make this fakes since decades (mainly Chinese) they have good experience with fakes . The tint of the mineral comes from different impurities such as iron and manganese which came into the forming process see the jade photos to give you a better idea.

Chinese buyers like imperial jade.

Chinese buyers like imperial jade. with a rich semi transparent appearance, the more the higher the value, just have a look at this bangles and rings.

The grassy color comes from chromium inclusions and this is the most expensive variant. Prices can match other precious stones such as rubies, sapphires and even diamonds It can be crafted into beautiful pieces of jewelry such as earrings, pendants, necklaces, bracelets and artistic statues and other objects. To make the jewels more attractive carvings are made with drilling machines actually all so called carved jade is made by using a drilling machine. This was with a string until decades ago and now just with the electric drilling machine which gives wide space for DIY creativity. Buy a whole jade drilling set and enjoy creativity. If you want to enhance your creativity or even earn some reasonable money with give it a try and buy a jade carving set.

A compact jade carving tool set with enhance your creativity. This tool sets are also suitable for other materials e.g. ruby and sapphire plus other gemstones.


Some white gold and are used together with jade to create the actual jewelry or decorative items to allow the return of the light back into the mineral which increases reflection and makes it more shiny and transparent. In Myanmar produced jewelry is usually pure no metals are around. Jewelry made from is rather in a female context but not only. There are often gold rings with a prominent valuable piece of jadeite. Carved pendants often show a Buddha image, other on the high end price scale may include a diamond or other precious stones. If there is a metal frame or setting the best match is probably jade & silver.

Raw Lavender Jade


Raw White Jade


Raw Black Jade

Black jade became fashion item in the last few years especially carved jade pendants with black color are highly sought after as a macho item often a Chinese warrior is carved from the stone.