Happy Camp Jade aka Californite

deserthound
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Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 13, 2015 0:30:46 GMT -5 quartz, gingerkid, and 3 more like this

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Post by deserthound on Jul 13, 2015 0:30:46 GMT -5

A moving sale score 17x11x5 81 lbs..started to grind and polish one side, first pic is dry at 400 diamond the rest are 600 wet...havent decided what all gona go on with this chunk, its old stock for sure she had it for 35 yrs..and it has a name she called it Darling...not sure i could cut a rock with a real name..feel like i'd be the mad butcher..

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snowmom still telling self it's just a hobby Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect. Member since April 2014 Posts: 4,480	Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 13, 2015 4:29:13 GMT -5 grizman likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by snowmom on Jul 13, 2015 4:29:13 GMT -5 happy camp happy dance! Amazing find... congratulations, she is beautiful! (and huge!!!) no, don't cut, it would be murder!
	Last Edit: Jul 13, 2015 4:30:59 GMT -5 by snowmom

adam freely admits to licking rocks Back in the hobby. Member since December 2014 Posts: 902	Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 13, 2015 7:38:41 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adam on Jul 13, 2015 7:38:41 GMT -5 Do as your heart contends, it's massive, so it couldn't hurt to cut out a slab or two. It's 81 lbs. Couldn't hurt to lose some weight. haha
	Gimme all your rocks! ... lol just kidding. I'm not that greedy.

bobby1 has started giving rock gifts Member since November 2007 Posts: 3,007	Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 13, 2015 7:45:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bobby1 on Jul 13, 2015 7:45:32 GMT -5 Beautiful piece, but it doesn't look like Happy Camp material. More like B.C.Nephrite or possibly Alaskan nephrite. Bob

Sabre52 Cave Dweller Me and my gal, Rosie Member since August 2005 Posts: 20,504	Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 13, 2015 8:11:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Sabre52 on Jul 13, 2015 8:11:44 GMT -5 Man oh man, that is a gorgeous hunk!!!!! That's the actual Happy Camp nephrite jade right, not the Californite idocrase stuff?....Mel

orrum gets rocks for Christmas Member since January 2013 Posts: 7,208	Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 13, 2015 8:19:37 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by orrum on Jul 13, 2015 8:19:37 GMT -5 Slab it, whack it, cut that baby just a little....please?
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Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 13, 2015 12:23:18 GMT -5 snowmom likes this

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Post by stephan on Jul 13, 2015 12:23:18 GMT -5

That looks like real jade, not Californite. Those patterns within and the crust scream real nephrite jade. Californite is a variant of Vesuvianite/idocrase, and looks like this:
www.flickr.com/photos/36618387@N06/16835783940/
www.flickr.com/photos/36618387@N06/5033659208/
www.flickr.com/photos/36618387@N06/4830513693/

There is real jade to be found in Happy Camp. Those fake-jade trade names are irritating.

Gorgeous score

- Stephan

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Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 14, 2015 9:19:33 GMT -5 gingerkid and snowmom like this

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Post by bobby1 on Jul 14, 2015 9:19:33 GMT -5

Years ago my dad and I found a rather large boulder of nephrite in Indian Creek but it had no rind due to rolling around in the creek for eons. It was a much darker and very uninteresting dull green.
Bob

deserthound
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Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 15, 2015 21:56:28 GMT -5

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Post by deserthound on Jul 15, 2015 21:56:28 GMT -5

Jul 13, 2015 12:23:18 GMT -5 stephan said:

That looks like real jade, not Californite. Those patterns within and the crust scream real nephrite jade. Californite is a variant of Vesuvianite/idocrase, and looks like this:
www.flickr.com/photos/36618387@N06/16835783940/
www.flickr.com/photos/36618387@N06/5033659208/
www.flickr.com/photos/36618387@N06/4830513693/

There is real jade to be found in Happy Camp. Those fake-jade trade names are irritating.

Gorgeous score

You and a few others were right on it is not Happy Camp Jade..i took it to a jade expert and it is Nephrite Jade...

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Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,723	Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 16, 2015 9:55:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Jul 16, 2015 9:55:24 GMT -5 Totally awesome Jade!
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Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 16, 2015 10:24:04 GMT -5 snowmom likes this

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Post by stephan on Jul 16, 2015 10:24:04 GMT -5

Congratulations again. Nice score. It is a beautiful piece. Incidentally, the reason for the swirls is iron-content. Nephrite has a formula of Ca2(Mg,Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2. You can see the iron:magnesium content is variable. The more iron is has, the darker it is. White jade is all magnesium and no iron. "Black" jade (which is actually very dark green) is all iron and no magnesium. Shades of green are in-between.

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Henry spending too much on rocks Member since January 2013 Posts: 452	Happy Camp Jade aka Californite Jul 18, 2015 12:16:30 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Henry on Jul 18, 2015 12:16:30 GMT -5 SWEET!!