Au Seeker 3,153 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Jade mine 120 miles east of Juneau Alaska in British Columbia.I found this video very interesting!Biggest Jade boulders I have ever seen!!http://youtu.be/R3GsT_3NpXQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beeper Bob 90 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Great video Seeker, Love that apple green Jade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 wOW! Serious Jade Stuff going on there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pondmn 264 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Most of this jade goes to China and is also called Apple Jade as well as BC Jade. One of my friends bought a small piece at the mine and it was not cheap, but, beautiful Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 In California,Mariposa County in particuliar,has produced some monster sized boulders also. The Sacramento river canyons above Lakehead also produce some fine specimens also. The state published a great book on all the kinds and colors of jade here also. Love that orange peel as a dead giveaway-John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Dorado 964 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Great video Quote Link to post Share on other sites
azblackbird 203 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Always amazes me the price mankind can put on a rock. They wouldn't be digging in BFE if it wasn't profitable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 What crack me up is , if you had a Jade Doo Dad and dropped it one time, wouldn't it break? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
klunker 123 Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I don't think so HF. That stuff is really tough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,153 Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 A very delicately carved piece will most likely break when dropped, but a robust thick heavy piece, I doubt it, jade is a very hard stone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Opal is the delicate one as jade is one tough rock and eats them diamond blades up-John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
homefire 2,581 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hard it may be but hard things can be brittle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grubstake 659 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 There is a Jade mine, down the coast from Monterey Ca, in the Willow Creek area, that has Jade with Gold running through it, its called the Queen Hatie Mine. It was a hand worked mine, back in the 1960's I've seem some of this Jade, it was Spiderwebed with Gold. Grubstake Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,153 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 I would love to see some photos of that jade with gold in it Grubby, you know if there are any photos anywhere?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Dorado 964 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 No pictures, but I have seen it some in person. Very nice, but I think white quarts is much nicer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank c 969 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Great video. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Regmaglitch 103 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Hi Seeker, Awesome video. I'm "green" with envy! Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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