Hi, my mother found this in her garden it's very beautiful jade came to mind .Found in Portland Oregon .
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Does it feel greasy to the touch. Can you scratch it with your fingernail? Green talc or soapstone is found in Oregon. You would not be able to scratch it if it were jade
Last edited by Hoss; 08-26-2019, 07:12 PM.TN formerly CT Visit our store http://stores.arrowheads.com/store.p...m-Trading-Post
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That broken face splits like jade does, that is to say not cleanly like obsidian, chert, or agate might.
Could we see the other side? It sounds like it has saw lines in it, so a modern rock hound probably cut it. (Your piece could just be the rind they cut off to get a smooth surface they could polish.) California and Wyoming have lots of jade, and then the biggest source in the world is in British Columbia.
Has your mom found any other decorative rocks in the garden?
If you google Jade Cabbing Rough you'll see lots of slices and slivers of green material. Some of it is jade, but there can be a lot of other types of rocks that are almost as hard and green.
Hong Kong, but from Indiana/Florida
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