The Choo Yilin Guide To Jade

 

As a brand that tells and immortalises important stories through fine jewellery, our hallmark stone, Type A Jadeite, is irreplaceable in our hearts.

There is so much to be celebrated about this organic treasure and we're sure you have some questions about jade you've always wanted to know. Over the years, it's been our absolute pleasure to have heard your support and keen interest in jade - and your love truly inspires us. We took the time to shortlist the elements of jade that might be of most value to you, our clients.

We are glad to finally unveil The Choo Yilin Guide to Jade, which will discuss the colours, tones, evenness of colour, textures, translucency and clarity of jade*.
 

*Jade is an umbrella term for Jadeite and Nephrite. Jadeite is the tougher, more valuable of the two. THERE ARE VARIOUS TYPES OF JADEITE BUT Type A Jadeite is the most organic form of Jadeite. Choo Yilin primarily works with Type A Jadeite.

 
The Choo Yilin Guide to Jade: Colours. Although most commonly known for its green hues, jade also comes in other natural colours like lavenders, honeys, reds, whites, greys and even tones of browns or black. Due to its organic nature, a single piece…
The Tones of Jade Colours Jade is a gemstone traditionally exalted by many, including Asian royalty. This organic treasure comes in an array of colour tones, each hue as stunning as the next. DARK TONES Deep Greens, Greys, Honeys, Browns, Reds and B…
The Choo Yilin Guide to Jade: Evenness of Colour Evenness refers to the colour distribution present within a single piece of jade. VERY EVEN IN COLOUR TONE Jade that is completely even in colour is extremely rare. It may be sold at renowned auction…
Jade can be fine or coarse, depending on the stone’s internal crystal structure. Interlocking crystals, or “grains” produce a tightly-grown, compact mass that bonds together. This contributes to jade’s exceptional toughness. Jade textures are differ…
The Choo Yilin Guide to Jade:Transparency Transparency, also commonly known as translucency, refers to how much light can pass through jade. A full piece of transparent jade is extremely rare and highly sought after. 1. COMPLETELY OPAQUE Some piec…
The Choo Yilin Guide to Jade: Clarity Jade clarity refers to inclusions. Inclusions are normal as they manifest during the natural process in the formation of jade. TYPES OF INCLUSIONS Common types of inclusions consist of veins, clouds or iron oxid…


We Hope you've gained some valuable insights from our guide,
and thank you for taking the time to read up to this point!


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