Generally speaking, a top-quality piece of jadeite should be translucent, fine-grained, and free of cracks, cotton spots, and other flaws.
Li Xiangdong pulled Li Yin away from a finished-product shop where she had been lingering reluctantly over an ice-variety floating-flower jadeite bracelet. The two of them headed toward a row of rough-stone shops where the crowds were relatively sparse near the edge of the market.
These shops were littered with rough stones of varying sizes, priced anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousands. As long as you bought a rough stone, the owner would provide stone-cutting services for free.
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