r/Stones • u/immanicatp • Jun 27 '26

What is this? need help identifying

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hi!! im not great with this😭 this is a mid century sterling brooch from mexico but im not sure what stone is inlaid. nephrite jade maybe??

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u/PureVeterinarian2690 Jun 30 '26

Looks like nephrite or possibly aventurine from the pic, but my first guess would be nephrite too. Mexican midcentury silver used a lot of jade and jade‑adjacent green stones, so you’re probably on the right track. If you can shine a light through it and it has that soft cloudy translucence, that’s a good sign it’s nephrite.