Real Jade vs Fake Jade: The Touch Experiment

Background
We are frequently contacted by our customers and the general public wanting to verify if the green stone, bangle, jade jewellery or carving they have is genuine jade. Often, their first justification for their stone being genuine is that it's cold to the touch and it's green in colour. This is understandable, as there are countless articles and guides on the internet stating that one way to determine if jade is real is by feeling for its coldness. Hence, we decided to conduct this experiment to see if it's possible for someone to differentiate real jade from fakes just by feeling for the coldness.

Is Real Jade Cold to the Touch?
The simple answer to this question is yes, but can one use this physical property of jadeite to tell it apart from other stones; be it fake jade or treated jade? The science behind why jade is cold to the touch is based on its thermal conductivity. Thermal conductivity describes how well a mineral can transfer or conduct heat and is intrinsic to the mineral's structure and composition, varying widely among different minerals. In the context of our experiment, we are going to find out if the difference in thermal conductivity between real jade and its imitations would play a key role in their identification.

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