Jade or not?!

VANDOO · 19th November 2016, 05:11 PM

A TRICKY THING TO TELL FROM PICTURES ESPECIALLY THE WHITE HORSE BUT I GUESSED CORRECTLY. I AM ALSO A ROCKHOUND FOR EVEN LONGER THAN I AM A SWORDHOUND.

THERE IS QUITE A LOT OF ONYX FOUND IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND IT IS OFTEN CARVED INTO ANIMALS AND VASES THERE TOO. THE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR STONE ALABASTER IS ALSO FOUND AND CARVED HERE AS WELL AS IN EGYPT AND ELSEWHERE. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL STONES BUT ARE NOT AS STRONG OR HEAVY AS JADE AND WILL CERTAINLY CHIP OR BREAK IF DROPPED. THEY ARE MUCH SOFTER AND EASILY WORKED WHERE JADE IS NOT FAST OR EASY TO WORK.

THEY STILL MAKE MEXICAN ONYX ANIMALS, BOOK ENDS , BOWLS, JEWELRY AND VASES IN MEXICO BUT HAVE STARTED MAKING LARGER FURNITURE AND ARCHITECTURAL USE OF ONYX AS WELL.
#1. SMALL ONYX ELEPHANT MEXICO
#2. ONYX LAMP
#3. ONYX COFFEE TABLE
#4. LARGE MEXICAN ORANGE ONYX SLAB
#5. ONYX LIGHTED BAR
#6. ONYX HALLWAY

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19th November 2016, 05:11 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A TRICKY THING TO TELL FROM PICTURES ESPECIALLY THE WHITE HORSE BUT I GUESSED CORRECTLY. I AM ALSO A ROCKHOUND FOR EVEN LONGER THAN I AM A SWORDHOUND. THERE IS QUITE A LOT OF ONYX FOUND IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND IT IS OFTEN CARVED INTO ANIMALS AND VASES THERE TOO. THE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR STONE ALABASTER IS ALSO FOUND AND CARVED HERE AS WELL AS IN EGYPT AND ELSEWHERE. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL STONES BUT ARE NOT AS STRONG OR HEAVY AS JADE AND WILL CERTAINLY CHIP OR BREAK IF DROPPED. THEY ARE MUCH SOFTER AND EASILY WORKED WHERE JADE IS NOT FAST OR EASY TO WORK. THEY STILL MAKE MEXICAN ONYX ANIMALS, BOOK ENDS , BOWLS, JEWELRY AND VASES IN MEXICO BUT HAVE STARTED MAKING LARGER FURNITURE AND ARCHITECTURAL USE OF ONYX AS WELL. #1. SMALL ONYX ELEPHANT MEXICO #2. ONYX LAMP #3. ONYX COFFEE TABLE #4. LARGE MEXICAN ORANGE ONYX SLAB #5. ONYX LIGHTED BAR #6. ONYX HALLWAY Attached Images Last edited by VANDOO; 19th November 2016 at 06:19 PM.