Talk:Jade

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This article should now be trimmed that the Nephrite article is in place. The purpose of the Jade article should be to discuss anything that the two Jade forms have in common. Specific information about each form should be moved to their respective articles. SauliH 06:37, 28 January 2007 (UTC)
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There definitely needs to be some expansion here on the significance and massive history of Jade in China.

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[edit] what is Jade?

I really dont think this site helps me on anything bout Jade. What is it? what color is it? Where is it found .. blah blah blah.

Well feel free to add such information.

[edit] Link to Jade Bay?

Should there be a link to Jadebusen on this page? I was looking for information about the Jade Bay, but couldn't find it until I found an entry in Encyclopedia Britannica with Google, which gave the German name, which I then managed to find in Wikipedia. A bit awkward...

The term "Jadebusen" is not related to the Mineral. The name comes from a town and a river nearby. Just coincidence. --84.159.154.91 20:15, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Does any one know if Jade or a Jade like material glows in the dark?

I have a Chinese dragon statue that is a light green such as the picture on the page showing about Jade, but at night when all lights are turned off it glows. It appears to be made of some type of stone as it is very heavy for its size, and the only stone I could think of in this color was Jade. However, I don't know how to find out if it really is Jade. Any help will be appreciated. Contact me at Kristie_Palmer_Warner2003@yahoo.com thanks.

Many minerals will glow when exposed to ultraviolet light. Some minerals glow when heated a little. Google around a little.
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[edit] sections and subsections

There is a history section in this article in which greenstone and jade use in ancient China, Korea, and New Zealand are briefly introduced. The aforementioned are arranged as subsections. Why then, does the history of jade use in Mesoamerica have its own full fledged section, when it actually contains very similar material to what is found in the history section? I think the Mesomerican section should become a subsection along with the others and should be found within the History section instead of apart from it. What do you think? -- Mumun 無文 15:55, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

-returned Mesoamerica to status as part of History section. -- Mumun 無文 18:39, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Are they Jade??

I have two items that appear to be oriental tiger/dragon statues from an estate. They are very consistent in their light green color, although not exactly the same shade each. They are only 6" tall and 3-4" wide, yet weigh approx. 7 lbs each! I was told they were Jade and they are very delicately crafted with great detail. I do not see any veins of discoloration in either one. I wonder if they are truly Jade and what their potential worth would be...any help out there?? Thanks so much. ps...they are foo dogs, still not sure if they are jade though...help? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.64.58.146 (talk) 11:25, August 23, 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Faux Jade

In the section "Faux Jade" shouldn't the paragraph about the Chinese characters be either moved to another section or in its own? I think its out of place.--24.193.175.4 (talk) 14:46, 25 November 2007 (UTC)