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AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE ROUGH 06
Aussie Nephrite Jade Rough 06 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This particular rock is Black Jade in a corner triangle shape, would suit carving into cabs or guitar picks or a few small Black Jade Pendants.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
4cm x 4cm x 4cm, 136g.TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJR06 - Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE SLAB 04
Aussie Nephrite Jade Slab 04 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. You can see the green from a strong jade torch. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
12cm x 5cm x 0.9cm, 128g.TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJS04 - Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE SLAB 03
Aussie Nephrite Jade Slab 03 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. You can see the green from a strong jade torch. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
14cm x 9cm x 0.95cm, 274g.TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJS03 - Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE SLAB 01
Aussie Nephrite Jade Slab 01 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. You can see the green from a strong jade torch. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
13.5cm x 5cm x 0.6cm, 97g.TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJS01 - Jade
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE ROUGH 05
Aussie Nephrite Jade Rough 05 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This is one of the specimens from a lot of 1000kg. Some you can still see the old mine grading marks with the grade and initials of the person who graded it. When we procured this lot we were told it came out of an old rusted out container from the 70’s.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish. This block has two parallel cut faces and will hold easily in a vice for slabbing. Some slight hints of Chatoyant form.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
17cm x 9cm x 9.5cm, 2952g.JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJR05 - Jade
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE ROUGH 03
Aussie Nephrite Jade Rough 03 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This is one of the specimens from a lot of 1000kg. Some you can still see the old mine grading marks with the grade and initials of the person who graded it. When we procured this lot we were told it came out of an old rusted out container from the 70’s.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
12.5cm x 8cm x 7.2cm, 1080g.SKU: J23NJR03 - Jade
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE ROUGH 04
Aussie Nephrite Jade Rough 04 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true black nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This is one of the specimens from a lot of 1000kg. Some you can still see the old mine grading marks with the grade and initials of the person who graded it. When we procured this lot we were told it came out of an old rusted out container from the 70’s.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish. Good Black Jade with some inclusions and a few grain lines.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
7.1cm x 7.6cm x 5.3cm, 390g.BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJR04 - Jade
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE ROUGH 02
Aussie Nephrite Jade Rough 02 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This is one of the specimens from a lot of 1000kg. Some you can still see the old mine grading marks with the grade and initials of the person who graded it. When we procured this lot we were told it came out of an old rusted out container from the 70’s.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.This is a rough square block with one cut face, makes easy to hold in vice for slabbing. The colour is near black with a few grain lines. Some slight hints of Chatoyant form.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
15cm x 11.5cm x 11cm, 4336g.JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJR02 - Jade
AUSSIE NEPHRITE JADE ROUGH 01
Aussie Nephrite Jade Rough 01 ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (where the best Black Jade in the world comes from). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This is one of the specimens from a lot of 1000kg. Some you can still see the old mine grading marks with the grade and initials of the person who graded it. When we procured this lot we were told it came out of an old rusted out container from the 70’s.
Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish. I cut some slabs from this particular stone and carved a few Silver Fern Pendants.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
10cm x 5.2cm x 9.5cm, 783g.JADE ROUGH
SKU: J23NJR01 - Jade, Top Shelf
TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH B+++
Top Black Jade Rough B+++ ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true black nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (the best Black Jade in the world). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This is one of the best specimens from a lot of 1000kg. You can still see the old mine grading marks with the grade and initials of the person who graded it. When we procured this lot we were told it came out of an old rusted out container from the 70’s.
To be honest I was hoping to save this one for my self. The stone has one cut face and is flat with some colour near the rind at one end. Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
30.5cm x 7.5cm x 26cm, 9500g.TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: n/a - Jade, Top Shelf
TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH A++
A grade Top Black Jade Rough A++ ready for a crafts person to carve or make jewellery with. This is genuine true black nephrite jade from Cowell, South Australia (the best Black Jade in the world). This variant of jade is becoming more scarce and is used, in particular, for carving into super-lustrous pendants and jewellery. One of the toughest rocks on the planet. The Black colour is from an inclusion of Iron of up to 8%. This is one of the best specimens from a lot of 1000kg. You can still see the old mine grading marks with the grade and initials of the person who graded it. When we procured this lot we were told it came out of an old rusted out container from the 70’s.
To be honest I was hoping to save this one for my self. The stone has one cut face and is roughly square perpendicular which makes it easy to hold in a vice for diamond saw cutting. Some pics are with wet and dry stone to show the quality of colour and reflection. This stone is best polished with aluminium oxide then diamond to get the mirror finish. You can see the reflection of me taking pic and a tree in the window on this Jade Stone. This piece would be best cut along the grain lines shown in window pics.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
19cm x 14cm x 14cm, 7000g.TOP BLACK JADE ROUGH
SKU: n/a - Jade, Jewellery, Top Shelf
BLACK JADE PENDANT SILVER FERN 1
Black Jade Pendant Silver Fern hand carved from Cowell Jade. Styled two sided Pendant with offset adjustable necklace. Would suit the boys and girls or a big fan of the All Blacks. I’m wearing my old Invincibles Rugby jersey today.
Location:
This Jade is from Cowell, South Australia, Australia.Dimensions:
6.8cm x 3.1cm x 0.7cm, 18g.JADE
SKU: JJ23SF01 - Australian Minerals, Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
BLACK JADE NEPHRITE SLAB 2
Good Black Jade Nephrite Slab. Polishes to a very high luster, which is perfect for creating stunning quality Black Jade mirror finish jewellery and pendants. This material will polish to a stunning black luster. Nephrite Jade is the toughest of all naturally occurring materials. Nephrite Jade has been used from ancient times as jewellery, tools and weapons. This particular Slab is Top grade and the blackest of black jade – basically the best you can get. I believe it was mined in the 1970’s from Cowell.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia.Dimensions:
14cm x 8.4cm x 0.7cm, 199g.BLACK JADE NEPHRITE SLAB
Toughest Natural Stone in the World
SKU: J23BS02 - Australian Minerals, Jade, Rock 'n Slabs, Slabs, Slabs
BLACK JADE NEPHRITE SLAB 1
Good Black Jade Nephrite Slab. Polishes to a very high luster, which is perfect for creating stunning quality Black Jade mirror finish jewellery and pendants. This material will polish to a stunning black luster. Nephrite Jade is the toughest of all naturally occurring materials. Nephrite Jade has been used from ancient times as jewellery, tools and weapons. This particular Slab is Top grade and the blackest of black jade – basically the best you can get. I believe it was mined in the 1970’s from Cowell.
Location:
Cowell, South Australia.Dimensions:
9cm x 6.1cm x 0.9cm, 116g.BLACK JADE NEPHRITE SLAB
Toughest Natural Stone in the World
SKU: J23BS01