How to Tell if Jade Is Real: In this video, you will learn how to identify real jade and avoid fake jade. The video provides tips on how to tell real from fake jade, how to distinguish between genuine and fake jade, and how to buy jade with confidence. The video also explains that only jadeite jade and nephrite jade are considered authentic jade. It mentions that the most expensive and desirable jadeite usually comes from Myanmar, but small quantities are also mined in Guatemala, Mexico, and Russia. 75 percent of the world's jade comes from the mines of British Columbia in the form of nephrite. The video lists various materials that are often passed off as jade, including serpentine, prehnite, aventurine quartz, grossular garnet, chrysoprase, Malaysia Jade, opaque dolomite marble, and New Zealand Greenstone or Pounamu. To recognize real jade, the video suggests holding it up to a bright light and examining the internal structure with a 10X loupe. Genuine jade will have fibrous or granular intertwinings, while chrysoprase will look homogeneous. The video also warns about deceptive practices such as dyeing, bleaching, and creating jade doublets and triplets even with real jade. It explains the different types of jade based on these treatments. The video then moves on to basic tests that can be performed to determine the authenticity of jade. These tests include tossing the stone in the air and catching it in your palm to feel its density, tapping the stones together to observe the sound, holding the jade in your hand to feel its temperature and texture, and performing a scratch test to check its hardness. The video concludes by emphasizing the importance of comparing the piece of jade to real jade of a similar shape and size and using caution when performing a scratch test to avoid damaging genuine jade.

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