Talk:Jade

message: There definitely needs to be some expansion here on the significance and massive history of Jade in China.
:That's virtually a whole article unto itself.....but yes, more content on the meaning and crafting and history of jade in Chinese culture would certainly be worthwhile in this article, but likewise in Andean and Meso-American cultures; it's important also in the history of mining in British Columbia (in no small part because of the Chinese, in fact...).
::There is an article Chinese jade actually what would be better would be to move relevant details to that article.KTo288 (talk) 10:33, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: You are correct. There are many problems with this page. For starters, both of the jades are actually rocks, not mineral species. Thus the box on the right describing the properties should be removed. Each rock has different properties. Rubydick (talk) 05:43, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Jade in China?

message: Should there be a link to Jadebusen on this page? I was looking for information about the Jade Bay, but couldn't find it until I found an entry in Encyclopedia Britannica with Google, which gave the German name, which I then managed to find in Wikipedia. A bit awkward...
The term "Jadebusen" is not related to the Mineral. The name comes from a town and a river nearby. Just coincidence. --84.159.154.91 20:15, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link to Jade Bay? 

message: There is a history section in this article in which greenstone and jade use in ancient China, Korea, and New Zealand are briefly introduced. The aforementioned are arranged as subsections. Why then, does the history of jade use in Mesoamerica have its own full fledged section, when it actually contains very similar material to what is found in the history section? I think the Mesomerican section should become a subsection along with the others and should be found within the History section instead of apart from it. What do you think? -- Mumun 無文 15:55, 4 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: -returned Mesoamerica to status as part of History section. -- Mumun 無文 18:39, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  sections and subsections 

message: I have two items that appear to be oriental tiger/dragon statues from an estate.  They are very consistent in their light green color, although not exactly the same shade each.  They are only 6" tall and 3-4" wide, yet weigh approx. 7 lbs each!  I was told they were Jade and they are very delicately crafted with great detail.  I do not see any veins of discoloration in either one.  I wonder if they are truly Jade and what their potential worth would be...any help out there??
Thanks so much.
ps...they are foo dogs, still not sure if they are jade though...help?  —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.64.58.146 (talk) 11:25, August 23, 2007 (UTC) 
:pretty useless without a picture to see what the stone looks like, but even so a gemologist or jeweller is gonna have to make the call; soapstone can look like jade, as can other minerals.  If they're Chinese-style dogs, though, they're probably jade....Skookum1 (talk) 02:31, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Are they Jade?? 

message: In the section "Faux Jade" shouldn't the paragraph about the Chinese characters be either moved to another section or in its own? I think its out of place.--24.193.175.4 (talk) 14:46, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Faux Jade

message: The following section:
:"Hetian jade and gems of the Chinese nation, is China's "National Stone." And distributed in Xinjiang's Hetian jade Shache - Kashikuer dry, Hotan - in Hetian, Qiemo County, stretching 1,500 km north slope of the Kunlun Mountains, a total of nine origin. And the mineral composition of Hetian jade to tremolite - from stone-based and micro-diopside, serpentine, graphite, magnets, and other minerals, a white, blue green, black, and so different colour. Most of the monochrome-yu, a handful of variegated, for the translucent quality jade, after finishing a fat-like luster."
looks like a poor Chinese to English machine translation. Either it should be deleted or someone will volunteer to fix it. Avihu (talk) 14:18, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed and removed. Vsmith (talk) 14:37, 25 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Machine translation? 

message: Among the jades to come out of Burma, Maw Sit Sit (named for the town where it is mined) is one of the most prized for its dark green lustrous character.  I think it might merit a mention here amongst other names.  210.50.190.28 (talk) 04:59, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The village is actually called "Maw Sit." Not sure why the gem was called maw sit sit. Rubydick (talk) 05:45, 5 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Maw Sit Sit 

message: Quoting lead:
:Nephrite and jadeite were used from prehistoric periods for hardstone carving. Jadeite has about the same hardness as quartz, while 'nephrite is somewhat softer'. Both nephrite and jadeite are tough, but nephrite is tougher than jadeite. 
i know close to nothing about mineralogy but i guess hardness and toughness must be two different mineral properties yet i feel that this passage is contradictory. Could someone with more knowledge about mineralogy take a look at the lead and fix it, maybe remove the possible redundancy Eli+ 22:39, 24 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Discrepancy? 

message: The Oct. 28 edit in the enhancement section appears to be both machine translated and possibly inaccurate. I have not been able to verify the new information through a fast search, although admittedly I was not looking very strenuously. Also, the two new sections appear to have very little to do with jadeite/nephrite enhancement and instead are about the various qualities and classifications of jade. At the very least, the English should be cleaned up if the information is verifiable.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.12.214.69 (talk) 08:18, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Removed. Vsmith (talk) 10:49, 4 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Enhancement section? 

message: just to record a large removal here here, including all the gallery. Johnbod (talk) 00:23, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  large removals 

message: Substituted at 19:22, 29 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 3 external links on Jade. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20141106212246/http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/ja05/indepth/resources.asp to http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/ja05/indepth/resources.asp
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20060304081053/http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/JA05/indepth/ to http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/magazine/JA05/indepth/
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20080926091311/http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/Minfile/products/Jade/jadetab.htm to http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/mining/Geolsurv/minfile/products/Jade/jadetab.htm
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 11:04, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Trying to avoid an edit war, but the valuable information recently added in the para that began: "Maori lore is replete the spiritual aspects of pounamu..." is implied to come from Pollard. However, a search via Google Books shows that it doesn't - and a more general Google search finds no reference these various assertions elsewhere. Māori_music#Waiata Waiata for example is just the word for song or chant. 
If I'm mistaken, (always possible), please feel free to re-add it - but only if you can insert refs for each item, and to specific pages in the case of Pollard. - Snori (talk) 08:49, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Maori

message: I'm baffled that there isn't more history and info on the value and rarity and demand for jade creating a demand for and the eventual legitimization of nephrite as a sculpting and lapidary grade gemstone.
How is the article for nephrite polished and this one doesn't even have an infobox yet? Has this edit war compromised the article entirely? Adding to my work list.Luke Kindred (talk) 14:41, 17 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jade vs. Nephrite 

message: The following Wikimedia Commons files used on this page or its Wikidata item have been nominated for deletion:
* 
* 
* 
Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 03:47, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Commons files used on this page or its Wikidata item have been nominated for deletion 

message: — Assignment last updated by Olivia0831 (talk) 18:07, 28 November 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Research Process and Methodology - FA22 - Sect 200 - Thu

message: No entry info on this yet. 203.220.89.40 (talk) 14:38, 14 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Australian Jade