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How well do you know your white stones?

What is white mountain "jade" really made from?  The answer is below!  There is nothing wrong at all with using dyed, stabilized, coated, and imitation stones.  It's only wrong when you're not getting what you pay for.  When you click on the stones listed below, you'll find full disclosure of materials which will help you to figure out what is and is not worth paying a premium for!



Stabilized white magnesite



Natural white howlite





Rainbow moonstone





Coated white riverstone




White mountain "jade"
(Dolomite marble)





Snow quartz



White agate




Antique white Hemalyke (tm)





Italian "onyx"
(Banded calcite)





Malaysian "jade"
(Opaque quartz)


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Comments

Mia said…
Thank you for the great and interesting post, my friend. Kisses!