titanzues Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hi peeps, please can anyone help, I have an old green ashtray, it's at least 40 yrs old it's a marble green in colour, it won't let me add a pic but I can email a pic to help identify what this could be, help is needed, or if anyone know how I can add a pic please let me know thanks, I have been told from a young age that it is jade, although I'm not 100% sure please email me your email addresses and I will send a pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazarus Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Hi peeps, please can anyone help, I have an old green ashtray, it's at least 40 yrs old it's a marble green in colour, it won't let me add a pic but I can email a pic to help identify what this could be, help is needed, or if anyone know how I can add a pic please let me know thanks, I have been told from a young age that it is jade, although I'm not 100% sure please email me your email addresses and I will send a pic It's probably Onyx, Jade is a very hard substance and I doubt the Japanese would waste their skills on an ash tray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 It's probably Onyx, Jade is a very hard substance and I doubt the Japanese would waste their skills on an ash tray. I think it probably is, onyx was very popular 40 years ago, my inlaws had onyx ashtrays and table lamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I think you may find the Chinese (where Jade is even more popular) are ardent smokers and would love nothing more than a Jade ashtray. The difference is hard to tell really: Onyx Jade Try this link to see how you can tell compared to other green minerals: Molly.kalafut.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalithic Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Second link wonky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Second link wonky. I fixed it now, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maz3 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 The difference is hard to tell really: Onyx Jade They both look like onyx to me Tim. I think of jade as being more uniform, milky green with less obvious marbling effects. PS we had a teacher at school called Onyx, believe it or not. She was a tartar as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I think you may find the Chinese (where Jade is even more popular) are ardent smokers and would love nothing more than a Jade ashtray. The difference is hard to tell really: Onyx Jade Try this link to see how you can tell compared to other green minerals: Molly.kalafut.org Well you can't be sure, but I'd be tempted to take the option you took and campare pictures of the two over the Internet. It's probably not a fool-proof technique but you should be able to get a better idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titanzues Posted April 8, 2014 Author Share Posted April 8, 2014 Would it be worth taking it to a jeweller and asking them? ---------- Post added 08-04-2014 at 19:21 ---------- They both look like onyx to me Tim. I think of jade as being more uniform, milky green with less obvious marbling effects. PS we had a teacher at school called Onyx, believe it or not. She was a tartar as well. Onyx is more black than green from what I can see ---------- Post added 08-04-2014 at 19:26 ---------- Hi peeps, please can anyone help, I have an old green ashtray, it's at least 40 yrs old it's a marble green in colour, it won't let me add a pic but I can email a pic to help identify what this could be, help is needed, or if anyone know how I can add a pic please let me know thanks, I have been told from a young age that it is jade, although I'm not 100% sure please email me your email addresses and I will send a pic Looking at it I'm not sure it is an ashtray, think if any experts on here need to see a pic or 2, it's heavy and has a soapy feel to it ---------- Post added 08-04-2014 at 19:34 ---------- Would it be worth taking it to a jeweller and asking them? ---------- Post added 08-04-2014 at 19:21 ---------- Onyx is more black than green from what I can see ---------- Post added 08-04-2014 at 19:26 ---------- Looking at it I'm not sure it is an ashtray, think if any experts on here need to see a pic or 2, it's heavy and has a soapy feel to it Think I found it, I think it's malachite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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