Popular in Asian sculpture, it's the precious & ornamental mineral seen here
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Jade - Wikipedia  Jade is an ornamental rock. The term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are composed of different silicate minerals: .... From the earliest Chinese dynasties to the present, the jade deposits most in use ... Jadeite, with its bright emerald-green, pink, lavender, orange and brown ..... Precious metal alloys.
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Sculpture - Wikipedia  Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. It is one of the .... Buddhism brought the sculpture of religious figures to East Asia, where there ... Small decorative figurines, most often in ceramics, are as popular today ... Precious materials such as gold, silver, jade, and ivory are often used for small...
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Jade - The precious gem of China - Chinasage  Chinese Jade - Treasured gemstone ... True jade comes in a variety of colors and consists of either the mineral jadeite ... One of the most famous jade sculptures is the Jadeite Cabbage  on display at ... Thereafter its use became ceremonial and ornamental as although hard it is ... Here are some proverbs concerning jade:.
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J! Archive - Show #3698, aired 2000-10-04  From the Irish for "small clover", it's the national emblem seen here ... Popular in Asian sculpture, it's the precious & ornamental mineral seen...
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The Great Bronze Age of China | Asia for Educators | Columbia ...  The Chinese Bronze Age had begun by 1700 B.C. in the kingdom of the Shang ... Both these commodities came from the south and were not popular in the rest ... weapons and tools, 600 small sculptures and ritual objects of jade and stone, ... The four Shang bronzes on the postcards [not shown here] weigh as follows: the...
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Gemstone and Jewelry Glossary and Terms - Jewelry Television  Rainbow andradite, a rare and exotic variety only found in Japan and Mexico, exhibits an ... Often referred to as aqua, this gemstone has been prized for many centuries. ... Beryls come in a wide variety of colors including greens (emerald), blues ... is a medium slightly yellowish-green stone speckled with orangy red spots.
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Sculpture: Definition, Types: Statues, Reliefs - Visual Arts ...  Art of Sculpture: Design Elements, Materials Used, Carving Techniques: Famous ... Pierre-Louis Rouillard (1820-81) .... An interesting use of colour by a modern sculptor can be seen in the Pop-Art work Ale .... Other traditional materials employed to create sculptures include ivory and whalebone, as well as precious metals.
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The Earth Story - Timeline | Facebook  The Star of Asia. One of the most beautiful asteriated sapphires in the world, weighing in at a whopping 330 carats, it has excellent deep blue colour and a very...
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Hardstone carving - Wikipedia  Hardstone carving is a general term in art history and archaeology for the artistic carving of predominantly semi-precious stones (but also of gemstones), such ... Chinese jade carving begins with the carving of ritual objects, including blades ... These are found from the Neolithic Liangzhu culture (3400-2250 BCE) onwards,...
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Gemstones Education - Richard's Gems and Jewelry  You'll see fine gems offered at auction with impressive estimates. ... Although alexandrite remains extremely rare and expensive, the production of a limited ... Legend says that Neptune, the King of the Sea, gave aquamarine as gifts to the ... This elegant colored gemstone is the birthstone of March and is the symbol of youth...
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Jadeite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information  Although jadeite has a popular association with green, it can be found in many colors. ... The value of a jadeite carving is as much a function of artistry and antiquity as ... Colors, Colorless, white, all shades of green, yellow-green, yellowish brown, ... Jade has been used to make jewelry and weapons since prehistoric times.
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Iron Pyrite or Fools Gold Enhances Energy & Vitality  Like real gold it has a lovely luster and its golden shiny appearance is inviting to look at. ... There is also another lovely form called a Pyrite Sun, and these are also ..... and this is partly because it has some resemblance to gold, which is one of the ... it with Citrine Crystals, Heliodor, Preseli Bluestone, Hematite Stone, Golden...
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The Nephrite Jade Road: Evolution of the Green Nephrite Market - GIA  Oct 26, 2015 ... It was the first time that gem materials were used on Olympic medals and ... Owning a piece of white, or mutton fat, nephrite is the dream of all jade collectors. ... The rough was transported to carving factories in southern China. .... The three largest green nephrite mines include Ospa (known to the Chinese...
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Glossary  Gleem & Co  Aurora borealis rhinestones have a special iridescent finish that shines with many colors. ... garnet that is mined in South Africa; it is not jade, but does look like jade. ..... Chatoyancy is the lustrous, cat's eye effect seen in some cabochon stones, .... quality makes it difficult to design jewelry using these beautiful gemstones).
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Free Flashcards about GEMS & JEWELRY - StudyStack  TYPES OF THIS HARD GEMSTONE USED IN ASIAN CARVINGS INCLUDE ... NEPHRITE IS THE LESS PRIZED OF THE 2 MINERALS THAT FORM THIS .... THE MOST HIGHLY VALUED RUBIES ARE A DEEP RED COLOR KNOWN AS ".
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Gemstone Beads - Ratna Sagar Jewels  Apr 9, 2015 ... Aquamarine is an eminent March birthstone in today's modern culture. It's a blue sea colored gemstone that belongs to beryl family of minerals. ... a surprisingly hard gem and often looks like transparent or translucent crystal. ..... Getting your gemstone cleaned using ultrasonic cleaners will retain the sparkle...
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Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Topix  Topix  Aug 29, 2010 ... Good luck at work. Don't get too close to .... This gemlike carving material was obtained from walruses as well as elephants. First Prev. of 4789.
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Bridges | Digging | Page 3  Jul 4, 2016 ... I've seen Marcia's ceramic bamboo pieces in several gardens over the years, ... They're very recognizable. ... Now we entered the cool, green shade of the Asian Woods garden. ... Up Next: Chanticleer's colorful Pond Garden. .... If you're ever there sans kids, don't be shy about playing pretend yourself.
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Malachite: The green mineral Malachite information and pictures  Malachite is a very popular mineral with its intense green color and beautiful banded masses. ... Composition, Basic copper carbonate. Color ... When found in large pieces, the banded variety of Malachite makes a precious ornamental stone.
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Rocks Printable Crossword  Games  Surfnetkids  Very hard and very precious stone made of crystalline carbon 7. Lustrous gem ... Ornament of precious metal often set with stones and worn as an accessory 10.
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Marble Sculpture: Characteristics, Types, History  Characteristics, Types, Carving Technique, History, Famous Statues. ... Probably the most popular material used in sculpture, marble's translucency and durability ... golden-toned Pentelic variety, quarried at Mount Pentelicon in Attica. The fragments of High Classical Greek sculpture obtained by the Earl of Elgin from the...