Jade Drop Pendant

A well carved, and good colour and jadeA semi-precious stone that ranges in colour. Translucent jade is more highly valued than opaque jade. Jade is often cabochon cut. Stones with imperfections are usually carved. Two different minerals are known as jade: jadeite and nephrite. The Chinese have prized jade for thousands of years and regard it as having medicinal properties when worn or ingested a… drop pendant, carved in the 1920s, on an 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold chain.