Rare XL Vintage Grade A Emerald Green Jade Jadeite Cabochon Chinese Lucky Stone

Description

Vintage Grade A Emerald Blue-Green Jade Jadeite Cabochon also considered by Chinese People the “Lucky Stone” or “Money Stone.”
SUPER RARE FIND 1970s - 1980s LOT
Nephrite jade specimens from Big Sur, Monterey California. Found on the Central Coast of California in the early to mid 70s this is considered a luxury find. All the jade was hand collected and hand carved. Gem grade material, very translucent. No fractures or chips. Color ranges from green to blue. The stone looks phenomenal in sunlight. Very rare to find jade cabochons like this. Excellent quality jade for jewelry.
In Chinese culture Jade is a highly prized possession also considered a lucky stone or money stone. This piece is so exquisite you will not find another piece like it for the same price.
The Aztecs and the native Americans use the jade as their currency in pre-Columbian times.
Please take a look at the images and email me with any questions. I have added other jade cabochons on my eBay listings so please take a look at the ones I have listed. Also i have them low priced so low you would be getting a really beautiful stone at an inexpensive price.
Measurements are as follows
Weighs 18.09 ctw
Measures 17.9x24.5x5.3 mm
Item number 0000#042013
Quarter size is 24 mm
Introduction to the Meaning and Uses of Jade
Jade is said to bless whatever it touches, serving mankind across the globe for nearly 6,000 years. For primitive peoples in the British Isles, its toughness, and ability to polish and sharpen made it a favored stone for axe heads, knives and weapons. Indigenous tribes of Mexico, Central and South America, and New Zealand carved it into deity masks and ritual artifacts, even cast it into wells as an offering to the water spirits for fresh and plentiful water. Jade has been the most highly esteemed stone in China throughout recorded history, and was valued for its beauty and powers of healing and protection. An endless variety of gems, vessels, incense burners, beads, burial items and statues have been wondrously carved from Jade, as well as musical instruments and pendants inscribed with poetry.
Jade is most valued for its metaphysical properties. It is the ultimate "Dream Stone," revered in ancient cultures, as well as today, to access the spiritual world, gain insight into ritualistic knowledge, encourage creativity, and dream-solve. It is cherished as a protective talisman, assuring long life and a peaceful death, and is considered a powerful healing stone. An amulet of good luck and friendship, Jade signifies wisdom gathered in tranquility, dispelling the negative and encouraging one to see oneself as they really are.
In scientific terms, Jade is the name shared by two distinctly different minerals - Nephrite, a calcium magnesium silicate, and Jadeite, a sodium aluminum silicate. Though they have different compositions, hardnesses, densities and crystal structures, both are exceptionally tough stones, similar in appearance, and equally valuable in metaphysical properties. Both occur in the beautiful olive shades we've come to recognize as jade green, but have some distinctions.
Nephrite generally occurs in creamy white, mid- to deep olive green, brown and black. It has a smooth surface polish with a waxy sheen and is more commonly found. Jadeite may be a white-gray green, leafy green, blue or blue-green, emerald green, lavender, pink, red, orange, greenish-black or black. It is hard and lustrous, rarer than Nephrite, and usually more expensive. Translucent, emerald green Jadeite, colored by traces of chromium, is called Imperial Jade and is the rarest and most valuable.
The name and character of Jade is associated with many cultures, all referring to its reputed medicinal property of curing calculus stones and disorders of the kidneys or bladder. Yu-Stone to the ancient Chinese, it was called "spleen-stone" by the Mesoamericans. Nephrite is from the Greek word nephros, the kidney. The Spanish named it Piedra de hijada when they conquered the New World (lapis nephrictus in Latin), meaning "Stone of the loin," or "Stone of the flank." In a later French translation, the term was misprinted and became "pierre le jade."
For metaphysical purposes discussed in this article, and related pages, Nephrite and Jadeite will both be referred to as Jade.
This page will deal primarily with the overall properties of Jade, and attributes specific to Green Jade.
Other colors have additional properties and may be discussed on a separate page. Click the links below for complete listings of those Jades.
Black Jade emanates strong, protective energies to ward off negative assault, physical or psychological, including self limitation.
Blue Jade calms the mind, encouraging peace and reflection, and is valuable in promoting visions and dreams.
Brown Jade is grounding. It connects to the earth and provides comfort and reliability.
Lavender Jade alleviates emotional hurt and provides spiritual nourishment. Its energy is of the highest etheric spectrum.
Orange Jade brings joy and teaches the interconnectedness of all beings. It is energetic and quietly stimulating.
Purple Jade encourages mirth and happiness, and purifies one's aura. It dispels the negative and increases one's level of discernment.
Red Jade is a stone of life-force energy, dispelling fear that holds one back, and urges one to action.
White Jade filters distractions, pulls in relevant, constructive information and aids in decision making.
Yellow Jade is cheerful and energetic, a stone of assimilation and discrimination.
Jade Uses and Purposes - Overview
Jade is the stone of calm in the midst of storm. Its action balances nerves and soothes cardiac rhythm. A piece of Jade kept in a pocket or on a pendant to stroke from time to time recharges energy, and traditionally guards against illness. Jade may also be used to temper the shock or fear of the very young or very old being cared for in the hospital or away from home and family.
Jade is excellent for healing feelings of guilt, and for extreme cases of defeatism. It also treats "pathological normality," an excessive desire to adapt oneself to a group, even if it is sect-like, exaggerated militarism, a follow-the-leader attitude, or the compulsive desire to give in to general opinion to belong no matter the cost.
As a travel stone, Green Jade prevents illness while on holiday, is beneficial for those traveling alone, and protects children and pets from straying or being hurt while on a journey. Green Jade also fosters chi, or Life Force energies, and is excellent for hiking, gardening or relaxing out of doors.
Green Jade is a crystal of love. It is supportive of new love, and increases trustworthiness and fidelity. It also inspires love later in life.
As a professional support stone, Jade aids doctors, nurses, veterinarians, and all healers in making practical diagnosis and in their applications. It is a support stone for educators, and Jade, carved in the form of a faith symbol, is uplifting to military personnel.
Jade pendants and necklaces protect against deception and authoritative abuse for financial or sexual gain. Jade signifies peace through strength, and is also helpful in homes or occupations that encounter bullying or intimidation from violent children or teens.