Type A Jadeite Wide Band Ring, Icy Blue-Green Float, US 8

A natural Type A jadeite wide band ring in icy texture, half the band rich floating blue-green and half icy white, inner diameter 18.1 mm (about US size 8), band 7.5 mm wide and 4.3 mm thick.

Icy jadeite is fine-grained and highly translucent, so light passes through it with a clear, watery glow. The seller's words were "good texture, plenty of water": on the upper half the blue-green float gathers in clusters like water plants swaying on the sea floor, deep in color without looking heavy; the lower half is clear and colorless, like a piece of rock crystal with light behind it. The two colors meet naturally at the sides, so a turn of the ring gives two different looks.

At 7.5 mm this is a wide band for a jadeite ring, with weight and presence. The 18.1 mm inner diameter is about US size 8, suited to a man's ring finger or a woman's index or middle finger if her fingers are fuller, so it works for both men and women.

As a natural mineral, jadeite nearly always carries some cotton or stone lines; they do not affect wear. On a phone screen the color of this 18.1 mm wide band ring can look stronger or paler than it is, so the video in natural light is the best guide.

You can reserve this 18.1 mm wide band ring for free first; the seller confirms stock and holds it for 24 hours while you pay. It is checked against its certificate before shipping and travels fully insured, with free shipping.