Jade/Pounamu/Greenstone - what is the difference?
September 29, 2021
Jade/Pounamu/Greenstone
These three words we often hear being used in reference to that beautiful stone we treasure and value so much, and we get often asked 'what is the actual difference?'. The three words, to an extend mean the same thing, however there is a difference in...
The Bangle
April 30, 2018
Jade is not only worn for the beauty that it exudes, but its belief that it would protect the wearer from evil. It is also believed that the more pure/translucent the Jade Bangle is, the more prosperous ones life and the life of their family will become.
The process of findi...
Stone Cutting process.
April 22, 2018
NZ Jade Stone Cutting Process.
The average time to cut a single slab of NZ Jade is 6 hours and is cut with diamond impregnated blades or tools.
To cut jade stone, diamond impregnated tools are used as diamond is one of the hardest minerals on the planet. NZ pounamu, which is nephrite jade, is rated a 6.5 ...