Afghan Jade onyx hand-carved spice jar 72*34mm 273g Botryoidal Purple Grape Agate despite the resemblance

despite the resemblance

This clear Herkimer Diamond Quartz Enhydro 60*40*32mm weighs 115g

They are not antique stones from the Warring States period (475 – 221 BC)

Afghan Jade is a Serpentine variety

It was sourced by Lawrence Riaz when he travelled to the gem fields of Afghanistan for Rocks and Things Store in 2023

Afghan Jade onyx hand-carved spice jar 72*34mm 273g Botryoidal Purple Grape Agate despite the resemblanceOnyx jar This Afghan Jade onyx hand carved spice jar 72*34mm 273g. It was carefully sculpted by our partner, Lawrence Handicrafts, from this translucent local stone in Karachi. Afghan Jade is a form of Serpentine named after one of the main countries where it is mined. It is a dense cryptocrystalline mixture of serpentine group mineral. These minerals are mainly antigorite, chrysotile and lizardite. It contains impurities such as chlorite, ilmenite,