Jade Surving Paradise California Camp Fire: Is My Jade Real?

I finally heard from a "jade sister" long time customer who lives (lived) in Paradise, California and survived the Camp fire that destroyed the community.  She survived, and is living with family now, a relief to hear that from her. 

She is a true jade lover, and cherished her jade bangle bracelet.  She liked to bury them in her yard so they could experience the natural soil, coolness.  However, she wasn't able to evacuate with one of them.   When she returned to Paradise, this is what she found:

Paradise, California after the Camp fire, still smoldering

Jade bangle bracelet buried underground and surviving Camp fire, Paradise, California

She is a GIA gemologist, and knew that the jade she bought from Ying Yu Jade web site was genuine and natural Chinese jade and Burmese jadeite.  But there have been complaints posts by "customers" stating jade they bought was "fake".  When customers don't like the jade they purchased, or think it is fake, we accept returns.  But the complainers did not return them, probably because they want a refund and keep their jade bangle, too.  You have probably read other JadeBlogger posts about the "drama" that surrounds jade. 

This is the note "jade sister" included with the photo:

"Please understand no polymer treated or resin material would withstand the heat of a fire that destroyed an entire town at the rate of one football field per second.

This is a bangle from Ying Yu jade, found in the ashes of my home, destroyed in the Camp Fire, along with the entire town of Paradise, CA.

Temper your credulity with some hard evidence, public readers.
Thank you, "S", G.G.(G.I.A.)"

She tried to clean it up, but poor jade bangle had to "sleep".

Of course I sent her another jade bangle bracelet, one of the "old mine" Burmese jadeite because the jade she had purchased previously was from that era. I chose one with qi energy for peace, dealing with difficult situations.

And I am very pleased that she sent the email about jade surviving, and being genuine, natural jade.

By the way, because many people like older jade, some jade sellers are taking new Chinese jade bangle bracelets and burying them in dirt, adding fire, heat to them for a short amount of time to make them look "old". They even include the dirt on the bangle to "prove" that it's old. More Jade Drama!

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