What are the differences between jadeite and jade?
Always people confuse jadeite and jade, do not understand the difference between jadeite and jade, as soon as you mention the jewelry brand in the jade is considered jadeite, but also some people ask jadeite and jade which is good, there are many kinds of jade, and jadeite can be said to be the most expensive kind of jade, the difference between jadeite and jade is: jadeite is indeed jade, but in turn jade is not necessarily jade. Because there are many kinds of jade, there are nephrite and hard jade, jadeite is a kind of hard jade.
What is “jade”What is “jade”? The thousands of years of Chinese jade culture has a very broad definition of “jade” where the beautiful stone suitable for carving can be decorated can be called “jade”. But for what is jade? But for what is jade? What is jadeite? Many people are confused, what is the difference between them? For a long time, people confuse the concept of jadeite and jade, as if a mention of jade is considered jadeite. In fact, jade is indeed jade, but the other way around, jade is not necessarily jade.
Jade is the collective name for the mineral aggregate natural jade. There are many types of natural jade, which present different forms by their respective chemical composition, density, hardness, and refractive index. Therefore, natural jade is also divided into hard jade and nephrite. Jade is the collective name of mineral aggregates natural jade, natural jade has many types, by their respective chemical composition, density, hardness, refractive index of different forms, so natural jade is also divided into hard jade and nephrite.
What is “jadeite”
Jadeite is the most precious and highest value product of jade. There is only one origin in the world, Myanmar. Jadeite has a high specific gravity, high hardness, and high toughness. Although diamonds are harder than jadeite, they are far less resistant than jadeite. Jadeite comes in a variety of colors and prices vary by thousands of miles. The highest grade should be emerald green. Next, there are red, violet, brown, yellow, cyan, white, etc. Good jadeite surface seems to have a layer of grease, this is the quality of jadeite born to bring the grease luster. Jadeite hardness is 7, specific gravity 3.33. mineral refractive index: Ng=1.667, Np=1.654; re-folding rate 0.012. common color of jadeite is white, gray, pink, light brown, green, emerald green, yellow green, purple red, etc., most opaque, individual translucent, with glass luster. According to the color and texture, there are more than twenty varieties of gemstone green, brilliant green, yellow sun green, sun pretty green, glass green, parrot green, spinach green, light water green, light sun green, frog green, melon green, plum green, blue green, gray green, oil green, as well as violet and lotus pink ground. Selection
Emerald Essentials:
Texture: You should buy pieces with good transparency and glass luster, but prevent glass products (commonly known as material pieces). The main point of identification is that jadeite translucent light has a part of the fog or spot, glass products without fog and spot, with bubbles. With green jadeite its color has the intensity of shades, there are emerald spots. The color of glass is basically the same. Hardness: jadeite hardness is high, than the Chinese king, glass and other jade class are hard, can be used to scratch the glass, such as the purchase can be in front of the seller to scratch the glass, if the seller does not agree then do not easily buy.
Weighing in: Jadeite has a heavy weight, a sinking feeling in the hand, and a lighter feeling if it is glass. Chinese jade of Henan jade is also large in proportion, easy to impersonate jadeite, its color is also close to jadeite, need to comprehensive inspection. Color: Any high green (especially bright) or full green pieces must be especially careful, because if it is the real thing, its price is very high, the general price is impossible to sell. Such as with a small amount of green head and brighter and more vivid color that is good, its price is more moderate. The size of the pieces: the general area of the pendant is about 3x 3cm, the pendant area is about 2x 2cm is the most appropriate, the size of the pendant can be arbitrary. But pay attention to the thickness, the thickness of the piece directly affects the transparency (commonly known as the head of water), thin transparency is high, thick transparency is low, generally 3 & mdash; 5mm can best identify the transparency, commonly known as 1 point of water, there is 1 point of water that is good.
Workmanship: pay attention to the craft carving of the pieces (best observed with a magnifying glass of 4x or more). The main focus of the figure statue is whether the face is correct, whether the five senses are reasonable; animal statue to see whether the proportion of the torso and limbs are appropriate, whether the form is natural; flower carving to see whether the lines are smooth, whether the layout is reasonable. Special attention should be paid to whether the carved yang and yin surfaces and the bottom are polished smooth and flat. Also look closely at the consistency of the lines, whether there is a broken knife or overlap. The bracelet category should be noted for cracks.
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