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Peace Blossom Fluorite
A Pakistani material sold under the names Peace Jade and Peace Blossom Fluorite, with no jade identified in the tested specimen.
Sample 1062 · September 12, 2024.
Identification: diopside, quartz, fluorite, alkali feldspar and calcite.
What the testing revealed
The lilac patches are fluorite. The mineral assemblage suggests a metamorphic calc-silicate rock or skarn. The report does not identify jadeite or nephrite, the minerals associated with jade.
Peace Jade is retained as a market name so people can find the identification information. Peace Blossom Fluorite is also a trade description for this multi-mineral material, rather than a claim that the entire piece is fluorite.
Laboratory report
Understanding the report figures
Use this guide alongside the written findings and the original report transcript. It explains the purpose of each analytical figure and preserves the laboratory’s own figure labels. The interpretations apply to the tested specimen; signals alone do not establish the identity of every similar-looking stone.
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Electron microscope image: This view shows small-scale regions selected for analysis. Its brightness contrast helps distinguish regions with different compositions; it is not a photograph of their natural colors. Numbered spots connect this view to the analyses listed in the report.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig.2: Backscattered electron image of an area of the specimen.
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Elemental spectrum: The peaks record characteristic X-ray signals from elements in the analyzed spot or area. This is an analysis of that location, not automatically of the entire specimen. Any mineral identification or uncertainty named in the laboratory caption is retained below.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 3: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 1 in Fig. 2 (diopside)
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Elemental spectrum: The peaks record characteristic X-ray signals from elements in the analyzed spot or area. This is an analysis of that location, not automatically of the entire specimen. Any mineral identification or uncertainty named in the laboratory caption is retained below.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 4: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 2 in Fig. 2 (quartz)
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Elemental spectrum: The peaks record characteristic X-ray signals from elements in the analyzed spot or area. This is an analysis of that location, not automatically of the entire specimen. Any mineral identification or uncertainty named in the laboratory caption is retained below.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 5: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 3 in Fig. 2 (fluorite)
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Elemental spectrum: The peaks record characteristic X-ray signals from elements in the analyzed spot or area. This is an analysis of that location, not automatically of the entire specimen. Any mineral identification or uncertainty named in the laboratory caption is retained below.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 6: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 4 in Fig. 2 (alkali feldspar)
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Elemental spectrum: The peaks record characteristic X-ray signals from elements in the analyzed spot or area. This is an analysis of that location, not automatically of the entire specimen. Any mineral identification or uncertainty named in the laboratory caption is retained below.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 7: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 5 in Fig. 2 (calcite
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Element map: This map shows where the named elements occur within the analyzed area. Its colors represent the laboratory’s selected element channels, rather than the specimen’s visible colors. The caption below preserves any color key or distribution noted by the laboratory.
Laboratory figure caption: Fig. 7: X-ray maps of the area shown in Fig. 2: Magnesium: red, calcium: blue
Read the complete report as text
Analytical Result Report
Sample id: 1062 (#4, from Pakistan)
Submitted by: Soul Body Gems
Date completed: 9-12-2024
Operating conditions: An AMRAY 1830 SEM operated at 25 kV acceleration potential, 24 mm working distance, 0 degrees sample tilt, coated with 250 Å carbon, and also using the attached XRF unit operated at 30 kV.
Fig. 1: Photograph of the specimen. Approximately 65 mm maximum dimension.
Fig.2: Backscattered electron image of an area of the specimen.
Fig. 3: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 1 in Fig. 2 (diopside)
Fig. 4: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 2 in Fig. 2 (quartz)
Fig. 5: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 3 in Fig. 2 (fluorite)
Fig. 6: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 4 in Fig. 2 (alkali feldspar)
Fig. 7: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 5 in Fig. 2 (calcite
Fig. 7: X-ray maps of the area shown in Fig. 2: Magnesium: red, calcium: blue
Summary of findings: This specimen (Fig. 1) is very interesting. It is composed of diopside (Figs. 2 and 3), quartz (Figs. 2 and 4), fluorite (Figs. 2 5), an alkali feldspar (Figs. 2 and 6) and calcite (Figs. 2 and 7). This likely derived from a metamorphic rock, a skarn or calc silicate rock likely. The lilac paches are caused by the fluorite.
Date: 9-12-2024 Signature
Read the original laboratory report as text
The following text and tables are transcribed from the original laboratory document. Figure captions identify the report images; the laboratory interpretations and limitations are preserved.
Laboratory report 1
Analytical Result Report
Sample id: 1062 (#4, from Pakistan)
Submitted by: Soul Body Gems
Date completed: 9-12-2024
Operating conditions: An AMRAY 1830 SEM operated at 25 kV acceleration potential, 24 mm working distance, 0 degrees sample tilt, coated with 250 Å carbon, and also using the attached XRF unit operated at 30 kV.
Fig. 1: Photograph of the specimen. Approximately 65 mm maximum dimension.
Fig.2: Backscattered electron image of an area of the specimen.
Fig. 3: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 1 in Fig. 2 (diopside)
Fig. 4: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 2 in Fig. 2 (quartz)
Fig. 5: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 3 in Fig. 2 (fluorite)
Fig. 6: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 4 in Fig. 2 (alkali feldspar)
Fig. 7: Energy dispersive spectrum of spot 5 in Fig. 2 (calcite
Fig. 7: X-ray maps of the area shown in Fig. 2: Magnesium: red, calcium: blue
Summary of findings: This specimen (Fig. 1) is very interesting. It is composed of diopside (Figs. 2 and 3), quartz (Figs. 2 and 4), fluorite (Figs. 2 5), an alkali feldspar (Figs. 2 and 6) and calcite (Figs. 2 and 7). This likely derived from a metamorphic rock, a skarn or calc silicate rock likely. The lilac paches are caused by the fluorite.
Date: 9-12-2024 Signature