Somewhere past eight carats, nephrite stops looking like an accent and starts looking like a proper ring stone. This piece weighs 8.20 carats, enough to read clearly across the hand while staying easy to wear every day. It is natural nephrite, sang-e-yashab in Urdu, with a hardness of 6 to 6.5 on the Mohs scale.

Nephrite belongs to the jade family and is valued for toughness, so it copes with the daily life of a ring better than that middling hardness number suggests. Hard blows are still best avoided.

Not all nephrite is left alone after mining; some is dyed or waxed. We would rather you ask than assume, so message us on WhatsApp quoting AG-NE-0009 and we will tell you what we know about this exact stone. Independent lab testing is your choice, and our return policy gives you seven days after delivery if the stone is not what you hoped.

More pieces are in the nephrite collection.

Orders are Cash on Delivery across Pakistan, so the stone is in your hand before you pay. Karachi deliveries usually take 1 to 2 working days and other cities 2 to 4. Before you choose, read our nephrite guide.

This particular stone

This listing is one natural nephrite with a weight of 8.2 Carat. Its price is Rs. 3,750 — roughly Rs. 457 for each carat. Treatment: treatment not tested. Quote reference AG-NE-0009 when you message us about it. The photographs show this exact stone, so what arrives at your door is the piece you chose on screen.

From six carats up a stone becomes the centre of attention. It wants a broader shank or a secure claw setting and suits an occasion ring, a signet or a centre pendant. Clean natural material of this size turns up far less often, and the per-carat rate reflects that.

On the Mohs scale nephrite rates 6 to 6.5. That is middle-of-the-road hardness: comfortable in pendants and earrings, and in rings worn with some care. Store it apart from harder stones so it does not pick up scratches, and wipe it with a damp cloth rather than scrubbing.

Whoever you buy nephrite from, make sure of three things: the stone is natural rather than lab-grown, glass or glass-filled; any treatment is stated in writing; and the weight quoted is the weight of the finished stone. We check every nephrite for those three points before it is listed, and because you pay on delivery you can look at the stone — or have it tested — before any money changes hands.

We sell natural stones only and inspect each one before it is listed. Treatment for this stone: Treatment not tested. No lab report yet; independent testing welcome. As general background (not a statement about this stone): Nephrite is usually untreated, though some is dyed or waxed. Ask us on WhatsApp and we will tell you what we know about this exact stone; independent lab testing is available on request.

A certificate of authenticity is available on request for this stone, and independent laboratory testing can be arranged. Because you pay on delivery, you can also take the stone to a lab of your choice within the 7-day return window. Read more on our authenticity page.