Natural jade rough is ideal for beginners or professional cutters. Rough is ready to shape and polish or facet or make beads on lapidary equipment.
Jade gems had been discovered over 7000 years ago. It was very popular in the Ancient times for its toughness because it was used for making tools and weapons.
In china Jade is know as “Yu” or the royal gem. Chinese carvers use Jade for cult figures and furnishings for important members of the imperial family.
Jade symbolizes compassion, modesty, courage, justice and wisdom. The American Indians uses jade as remedy for kidney ailments.
In ancient Egypt, Jade is known as the stone for inner peace, balance, harmony and love as a lucky protective stone.
