Originally Posted by
Xetrov
I dont think Kundalini has much to do with that. Perhaps try Googling on Jade+crystalisation, or something similar. Probably some kind of chemical/physical process.
I found this. Apparently, old jade becomes crystalized.
Subject:Re: Neolithic Jade?
Posted By: Mon, Apr 14, 2008 IP: 76.214.16.82 Hi there
My friend Ben is quite a source of information on this stuff. It is very possible that it IS 4000 years old because China is digging up Neolithic Jade artifacts quicker than they know or have the resources to deal with. So a lot of these artifacts are being sold for bargain prices (as cheap as $15) on ebay and other auction websites. Ebay in fact will take them down if they get found out on there. Some controversy surround this - but yes its true - you can buy Neolithic Jade for very cheap prices.
My friend, who has been outraged with this, buys as much as he can to archive it. He does pay thousands for some items, that are very large, but usually just within the tens or hundreds. He has also made a software which collects information about neolithic jade including photos from auction websites, to try to archive these priceless artifacts that are being whored all over the world. Eventually the Chinese government may get around to doing something about it, but for the moment, anyone can dig jade up from the dirt, and sell it on ... ebay.
A few ways to tell fakes: boil it in water. If its a fake, a lacquer will come off and you will see machine made marks where it was carved. You'll have to do more research on this - it may not be safe for every piece.
Also, very old jade becomes crystalized and forms something of a web on the outside that looks like fiberglass - this is what jade does over many thousands of years. You may see some crystalization in the crevices - if you see this, its most definitely OLD, but there is in fact no way of ever telling exactly how old it is because jade cannot be carbon dated - and dating jade is in and of itself, a whole problem.
Hope this helps.
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