What is the difference between jade and jadeite, and is there an easy way to distinguish it?

1. What is jade?

Jade is a broad meaning that includes Hetian jade, jadeite, Xiuyu, Dushan jade, agate, turquoise, and various types of jade such as quartz, Shoushan stone, and bloodstone. In the jade industry, it is customary to divide "jade" into nephrite and jadeite. Nephrite refers to jade that does not contain jadeite, but is dominated by Hetian jade, Kunlun jade, etc., and jadeite refers to jadeite or jadeite rock.

2. What is jadeite?

Jadeite is a specific variety of jade, which is a mineral aggregate dominated by jadeite. In addition to jadeite, there are many other minerals, such as pyroxene, feldspar, amphibole, and iron, which are found in very small amounts and in very uniform proportions. From a commercial point of view, jadeite refers to a general term that has craft value and commercial value to reach gem-quality jadeite and omphacite rocks.

This is jadeite jadeite. It has a vitreous luster and is very harsh.

This is Hetian nephrite, which looks very warm.

3. The difference between jade and jadeite.

1. The difference between the concept of jadeite and jade.

In the jewelry discipline, jade includes: jadeite, nephrite, foam jade, Xiuyu, Dushan jade, Huanglong jade, Malay jade, agate and other jade, and jadeite refers to one of the jade. The concepts of jadeite and jade are like"Tea"with"Tieguanyin", "tea" is a large range, and "Tieguanyin" only refers to the tea of Tieguanyin.

In other words, jadeite is indeed jade, it is a member of the big family of "jade", but jade is not necessarily jadeite.

2. The difference between jadeite and jade.

There is not only a difference between jadeite and other jade in quality and nature, but also a big difference in **. On the whole, jadeite is the highest of all jade, and sometimes a glass full of green jadeite bracelets can be as high as nearly 10 million yuan. Hetian jade is slightly inferior to jadeite, but high-quality Hetian jade** can also be comparable to mid-to-upper-grade jadeite.

The ** of other jade is relatively low, and their ** will vary depending on their own quality and the preference of consumers.

3. The essential difference between jadeite and jade.

Jadeite is jadeite, while other jade belongs to nephrite, the shape of the crystalline particles between the two is essentially different, nephrite mineral crystalline particles are white sugar-like particle structure, while jadeite is columnar or fibrous crystalline particle structure, jadeite has a unique character"Emerald sex", nephrite does not have this property, so it is possible to tell whether jadeite or nephrite is still nephrite from the reflective side or through the light.

4. The difference between the luster of jadeite and jade.

Luster is one of the biggest differences between jadeite and nephrite, nephrite jade surface presents a luster of inconsistent strength, such a luster is soft and warm, so people understand it as warm jade. The reflective luster of jadeite presents a rigid glass luster, and the luster reveals a cold chill, so it is called chilling jade.

Jadeite is a kind of jade, there are dozens of kinds of jade in China, in fact, jadeite belongs to jadeite, and Hetian jade belongs to nephrite. There is no simple way to distinguish between them, and some local methods are very delayed. It takes time to learn.

1. Structure: The structure of jadeite is mainly a fibrous aggregate composed of mineral-based pyroxene minerals. The main component of jade is tremolite-actinolite homogeneous series minerals.

2. Color: The color of jadeite is bright and bright, and the color is rich, including green, purple, red, black and colorless, etc., clear and transparent, and the jadeite looks transparent and bright, and the jadeite with good quality will also appear luminous. The color of jade is mostly based on the white of Hetian jade and the verdant color of Dushan jade, and the overall appearance of jade is warm, greasy and simple.

3. Hardness: jadeite has a high hardness, and the hardness is. The hardness of jade is.

4. Gloss: The structure of jadeite is compact and the refractive index is higher, so the surface luster of jadeite is brighter. The refractive index of jade is relatively low, so the surface gloss of jade will look a little "oily", which is the so-called warmth.

5. Market value: jadeite is only a species of jade, compared with other jade, jadeite has four characteristics: strong luster, high refractive index, specific gravity, high hardness, mainly produced in Myanmar and has the unique characteristics of origin.

Jadeite, which can be used as a jewelry-grade jewelry, is only produced in Myanmar, and the overall ** is higher than other varieties of jade, but some jadeite with a very rough texture is also very cheap. Therefore, the level of nephrite and jadeite is determined by its quality, the better the quality, the more delicate the texture, and the fewer flaws in the jade, the higher the **.

Jadeite is a type of jade, but unlike other jade, the difference is still very big.

First, the color of jade is relatively single (some jade colors are also richer), and the color of jadeite is very rich, almost all the colors seen in nature can appear in jadeite, and the very color is richer and more beautiful than other jade;

Second, the structure of jadeite is complex and diverse, some are very delicate, some have gelatinous texture, and some are oily, which is richer than other jade;

Third, the hardness and density of jadeite are significantly greater than those of other jade;

Fourth, the buyers of jadeite are much larger than other jade, and the market value of jadeite is generally higher and the collection value is greater.

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The hardness of jade is around 7 on the Mohs scale, the hardness of jadeite is around 12 on the Mohs scale, jadeite belongs to jadeite, and Hotan belongs to nephrite.

Identification methods of jadeite:

1. Luster. After the jadeite is soaked in strong acid and alkali, the structure is loose, and the surface is dissolved and pits are not filled before, which makes it diffuse reflection and weakens the luster.

2. Color. Due to the destruction of the structure of jadeite, the original optical properties have also changed, so "the color distribution of jadeite has no sense of hierarchy."

3. Structure. After jadeite is soaked and corroded by strong acids and alkalis, some substances are brought in and out, forming dissolution between mineral crystals on the surface and inside, resulting in internal connected cracks.

4. Density and refractive index. Most of the jadeite treated by bleaching and filling has a slightly lower density and refractive index.

6. Fluorescence. No or weak to strong ultraviolet fluorescence, uniform fluorescence distribution or patchwork.

Identification of Hetian jade:

Luster, Hetian jade luster is mostly grease or waxy luster, giving people a feeling like clotted fat, very textured.

2.Structure, Hetian jade particles are fine, the structure is meticulous, mostly fibers intertwined felt-like, velvety structure, some jade materials are better, and even the structure of the jade can not be observed.

3.Transparency, Hetian jade is mostly between translucent and opaque, mostly slightly transparent, which is relatively poor in gemstones and jade, but on the other hand, the transparency is not high, and the jade is more vigorous and stable, so the identification of transparency needs to be considered in combination with other factors.

Difference Between Jade and Jade:

Jadeite, among the many members of the jade family, the most precious should be the jadeite. It is a natural ore with extremely high hardness and very little production, and its color is mainly green and red. The red is jade, and the green is emerald, hence the name jade.

Produced in Myanmar, it is known as the king of jade. Jade is a general term. Jade is divided into nephrite and jadeite, jadeite refers to a kind of jadeite, and the others are called nephrite, such as Hetian jade, Dushan jade, Xiuyu, Nanyang jade, and so on.

Jade is a collective term for natural jade, a mineral aggregate. There are many types of natural jade, which show different forms due to their different chemical composition, density, hardness, and refractive index. Therefore, natural jade is divided into jadeite and nephrite.

Jade is a collective name for natural jade, which has many types of natural jade, and presents different forms due to their different chemical compositions, densities, hardness, and refractive indexes, so natural jade is divided into jadeite and nephrite.

Jadeite is jadeite, which is found in Myanmar. With its unique composition and excellent texture, jadeite has become the "king of jade" and is deeply loved by people, nephrite is a natural jade with a lower hardness than jadeite. The natural jade currently produced in China is basically nephrite.

The most representative is Hetian jade, a high-quality nephrite jade produced in Xinjiang, which is the best among Chinese jade because of its beautiful appearance, delicate and warm feel and its high investment and collection value. All in all, Qihe jewelry sums up a sentence: the difference between jadeite and jade is:

Jade contains jadeite, and jadeite is just one type of jade.

How to identify jadeite:

A goods of jadeite: it is pure natural jadeite, which has only been carved and polished without any artificial chemical treatment. B goods refer to jadeite that has been soaked in strong acid, washed away with impurities, and filled with gum; Therefore, B goods can be used as general decorations, but they have no collection value.

C goods are injected with color on the basis of B goods, which are artificially dyed jadeite; In the stalls and on the Internet, many of them are selling this kind of fake, so wearing B goods, C goods, is very harmful to the body. D goods are other low-grade jade to pass off as jadeite.

The history of jade in our country can be described as long. As early as nearly 10,000 years ago, in the late Paleolithic period, the ancestors of the Chinese discovered and began to use jade. In terms of mineralogical classification, jade can be divided into two types, one is the hornblende group in bonded silicates, including tremolite and actinolite, also known as nephrite.

There is also a single-chain silicate alkaline monoclinic pyroxene, also known as jadeite (such as jadeite). Most of the traditional ancient jade in China is nephrite, including Xinjiang jade, Xiuyu, etc., and it was only after Wu Sangui pursued the Yongli Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty to enter and control the jadeite-rich mining areas of Yunnan and northern Myanmar in the early Qing Dynasty, that jadeite officially entered China and became popular. Jade in its broadest sense includes:

Jadeite (jadeite) Nephrite (actinolite, tremolite) Nephrite (cultural classification) Xiuyan jade Lantian jade Qinghai jade Russian jade Xinjiang jasper (Tianshan jasper) Hetian jade Green and white jade, sheep fat jade According to the color division, there are also white jade, green jade, jasper, topaz, and black jade. Dushan jade (Nanyang jade) Jiuquan jade white marble (marble) Lingbi jade opal turquoise lapis lazuli coral agate

Jadeite, also known as jadeite and Burmese jade, is a dense lumpy aggregate formed by the crisscrossing of countless fine fibrous mineral microcrystals dominated by jadeite.

Jadeite A goods refer to those that have not undergone any artificial chemical treatment, only processed into finished products by machine cutting, carving, grinding, polishing, etc., B goods are for jadeite to be cleaned with strong acid, remove impurities and filled, C goods are added to the jadeite for color filling, and for ordinary people, because they do not understand the truth and falsehood, C goods are good-looking and cheap, and they are often deceived.

The relationship between jadeite and jade.

Jade is divided into jadeite and nephrite, jadeite is jadeite, and nephrite is represented by Hetian jade. Such as: Hetian jade, jasper, Xiuyu, Gobi jade, etc.

Jadeite is also jade, Hotan is nephrite, and jadeite is jadeite.

1.Nephrite jade is relatively uniform in color, with white, dark green, black-green, etc., without bright green.

2.Nephrite jade has an oily luster and no emerald.

3.The specific gravity of nephrite (slightly lower than that of jadeite.)

4.The refractive index of nephrite (also slightly lower than that of jadeite.)

Identification is generally identified from color, transparency, clarity and cracks.

1.Relationship and difference between jadeite and jade:

At present, the so-called jade in the world mainly refers to jadeite and nephrite.

Jadeite, that is, jadeite, has a hardness.

Nephrite jade is Hetian jade, Lantian jade, Dushan jade, Xiuyu, this kind of jade with hardness.

So jadeite must be jade, and it is the king of jade. Jade doesn't have to be jadeite, it can be nephrite.

2.Identification of jadeite and jade:

The first is the most obvious hardness, and the hardness of jadeite is the largest.

The second is**, jadeite is significantly higher than other nephrite jade, and the third is, identified by an appraisal certificate.

If you are a novice, you hope to identify whether it is jadeite at a glance through a simple method, which is basically unrealistic.

This has to be done through a lot of practice and accumulation over time. There are no shortcuts.

When I first entered the industry, it was also like this, I had to inspect hundreds of goods every day, and after a few years, it was naturally easy to identify.

Jadeite is a kind of jade, and the identification is not clear in three or two words.

Jade and jade, like bullet trains and trains.

Jade is a general term and is divided into jadeite pavilion nephrite, jadeite belongs to jadeite, and Hetian jade and the like belong to nephrite.

What is the difference between jadeite and jade.