titanzues   10 #1 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
lazarus   68 #2 Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) 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. Edited April 8, 2014 by lazarus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Ms Macbeth   70 #3 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tzijlstra   11 #4 Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) 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 Edited April 8, 2014 by tzijlstra Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
megalithic   10 #5 Posted April 8, 2014 Second link wonky. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tzijlstra   11 #6 Posted April 8, 2014 Second link wonky.  I fixed it now, thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Maz3   10 #7 Posted April 8, 2014 (edited)  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. Edited April 8, 2014 by Maz3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mecky   10 #8 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
titanzues   10 #9 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...