10.69 Ct. Green Jade from Burma (Myanmar)

This piece from The Natural Gemstone Company is a finely executed opaque green jade of 10.69 carats, presenting as a fancy shaped ornamental carving with precise dimensions of 27.40 by 16.55 by 3.35 millimeters. The cutting style is carving, realized as a delicately rendered carved florals cut that emphasizes surface relief and sculptural line rather than faceted brilliance. The color is a true green with medium color intensity that balances saturation and tone to produce a pleasing visual depth across the thin profile. The polish is excellent, producing a silky, even surface that highlights the carved edges and shallow recessed areas, and the stone is natural, with no enhancement, sourced from Burma, a provenance respected for producing classic jade material. For the technically minded buyer this specimen communicates both lapidary skill and geological authenticity through its measured proportions, controlled relief, and unaltered material state.

Inclusions in this jade function as diagnostic markers and as aesthetic contributors, and careful observation reveals a complex internal fabric that is consistent with natural Burmese jade. The material exhibits a microgranular interlocking texture with fine internal veining and localized darker mineral concentrations that register as darker green to near black patches and streaks visible to the unaided eye. These features are not flaws in the traditional sense, they are identifiers, reflecting the presence of accessory minerals and growth zoning within the jade matrix. Typical inclusions in such material include submicroscopic inclusions of amphibole group minerals and dispersed opaque grains of chromite and graphite, and these manifest here as coherent zones of increased opacity and color saturation. Under magnification one would expect to see uneven color distribution, gentle color banding, and occasional feathery or fibrous textures where the mineral growth interacted with microfractures, and these characteristics allow gemological confirmation of natural origin and offer a unique fingerprint for provenance assessment.

The carving technique applied to this piece demonstrates purposeful lapidary decision making to optimize both visual effect and structural integrity, and the design language of carved florals is executed in low relief to accommodate the thin 3.35 millimeter cross section while preserving adequate material behind the highest relief points. Relief carving of this caliber requires controlled removal of material using diamond abrasives and rotary tools, graduated burs for form creation, and progressively finer abrasives to refine contours before the final polishing sequence. The carver positioned the motifs to take advantage of the stone s best color areas, turning natural color concentrations into highlights and employing darker inclusions as shadowed recesses within the floral pattern. The result is a composition where the inclusion pattern is integrated into the iconography, providing contrast and a sense of depth without aggressive undercutting that could compromise structural soundness. The excellent polish is evidence of meticulous final finishing, with lap finish consistency across curved surfaces and crisp separation between positive and negative space, which improves wearability for pendant or focal applications.

From a technical grading perspective the piece reads as medium color intensity within the green hue category, opaque in transparency, with a fine to medium textured internal structure and a high quality surface finish. The absence of enhancement is a critical attribute, as Burma sourced material is sometimes subjected to treatments that alter color or clarity, and here the unaltered state preserves original silk, inclusions, and surface patina. For verification of origin and treatment status we recommend standard gemological protocols including FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, microscopic inclusion analysis, and where applicable, comparative reference to known Burmese jade spectra, all of which complement practical tests such as hydrostatic specific gravity measurement and refractive index determination within expected ranges for jadeite. The measured dimensions and 10.69 carat weight make this carving versatile for use as a pendant, brooch element, or an object d art in a collector s cabinet, and because the carver has respected natural growth features the piece will appeal to connoisseurs who value both lapidary artistry and geological authenticity. The Natural Gemstone Company stands behind the provenance and description of this specimen, and we encourage clients seeking additional technical documentation or custom mounting advice to contact us for further assistance.