Burmese jade bracelet A (7-8mm beads)

BRA-JADB-02
Origin: Burma
Grade: A

Dimensions:
Approximately 17-18cm - Fits all wrists measuring 16 to 18cm

Beautiful elastic bracelet made of 7-8mm Burmese jade beads
Patterns and colors may vary from one bracelet to another.

Burmese jade is actually jadeite. In 1863, Alexis Damour, a French mineralogist (1808-1902), distinguished jadeite and nephrite in the composition of jade. Jadeite belongs to the pyroxene family, minerals in the inosilicate group. These are common components of igneous and metamorphic rocks. This pyroxene results from the metamorphism of sodium-rich serpentines.

In France, jadeite and nephrite were both called jade without distinction before the 19th century. In China, jadeite appeared in the mid-18th century. It originated in Burma. It turns out that all the ancient jade used in China before this period was nephrite.