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Almost everyone who buys jade wants to know if their jade is real.   Well, if you can see it, feel it, yes it is "real". What you probably want to know is if your jade is genuine and natural. There are two kinds of jade.  The original jade was mined centuries ago in China.  Chinese jade is most likely to be natural color.  There is also Chinese jade that was formed in water, a river, and it is called "river jade".  It is not only green, but has other natural colors including green, white, yellow, black and red/orange.  Each of...

Natural Chinese jade that is mined in China has been the traditional kind of jade for centuries.  In the 19th century, Burmese jadeite was introduced to China.  Jadeite has a different gemology and because it was cherished for its fei cui green color and imperial green, it quickly became popular.  Jadeite is often color treated by bleaching with acids, then treated with polymer resin to give it the fei cui green, lavender, red, and other colors that would be very expensive if  natural, but are often loved by "foreigners" (western people).  Chinese jade has traditionally been all natural because it...