Six Easy Ways to Help You Get a Real Jade Bracelet

Six ways to tell if a jade bracelet is real

Tools you'll need: small stone, a piece of glass or metal

1. Test its strength

Jade bracelet is very durable so it will not break or chip easily. So a real jade bracelet can be identified by testing its strength. Use the round part of the metal you’ve prepared to scratch it lightly. Please pay attention to the strength. Check for damage. Because both nephrite and jadeite are harder than steel, the jade bracelet won’t be scratched by the metal easily. Therefore, if you find a scratch on the bracelet, don't buy it. But first, you should have the seller's approval to do the test.

2. Test its temperature

Real jade bracelet feels cool even in summer so you can test the temperature of it by holding it in your hand or against your cheek. Besides, you can lick the bracelet to feel its temperature if you don't mind. Please remember that real jade bracelet will feel cool, not warm.

3. Feel its texture

Real jade bracelet not only looks smooth and polished, but should feel smooth. If the bracelet feels rough or bumpy, it is fake. So you can touch the bracelet's surface to feel its texture. To be precise, feel it by running your finger or fingernail across the bracelet's surface.

4. Feel its weight

Jade is a dense stone, so real jade bracelet feels heavier than a piece of glass of the same size. If condition permits, you can use apparatus to test it. Density of jade item = weight of item in air/volume of item.  Nephrite has a density of 2.98 - 3.10 with an average of 3.04 while Jadeite is 3.32 - 3.33.

5. Listen to the sound

When you lightly hit a bracelet with another stone or a piece of metal or glass, if the bracelet produces a pleasant tone similar to that of a wind bell, it's a real one. Fake one doesn't sound such good.

6. See if there are air bubbles

Imitation jade made of glass will have air bubbles in it. If you want to check whether there are bubbles in the bracelet, you can hold the bracelet in the light to see.

Use the methods mentioned above to identify and choose valuable pieces when you are convinced by store seller to buy jade jewelry, so you'd better know how to identify a real bracelet.