How many types of jade are there in the world?

Jade can be divided into nephrite and jadeite, which are two different minerals. Nephrite jade has translucent white, yellow, green and black colors, and the color is evenly distributed. As for jadeite, it is mainly white, purple, yellow and green, and the uniformity of color distribution will vary among different germplasms. The fine jade is moisturizing, transparent, greasy, and warm when pinched in the hand.

The main way to distinguish the true from the fake is with the help of a magnifying glass or microscope, which can see that the inside of the jade is a fiber interwoven structure with fine particle size; Whereas artificial glass has no structure, bubbles can be seen. You can also carve with a knife in an inconspicuous place of jade, and what can be carved must be fake jade, and what cannot be carved is real jade. As the saying goes, "** priceless jade is priceless".

Because the high-grade Hetian jade is becoming more and more scarce, each kilogram can reach tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan, and the general Qinghai white jade, Russian white jade and other kilograms are only thousands of yuan, so some people mix this with Hetian jade. The minerals of these jades are basically the same as those of Hetian jade, but the surface color is darker and not softer, and it will be darker over time. The old jade and the new jade can be identified from two aspects, the surface of the old jade has a layer of oxidized jade skin, commonly known as "pulp", like the skin of autumn pear, and the natural color of the jade has obvious differences, and the new jade is not.

Judging from the subject matter of carving, ancient jade is a symbol of rank and power, with mythical flowers, birds, and figures, such as dragons and phoenixes. And the new ones are generally auspicious themes. Since ancient times, jade has formed an indissoluble bond with Chinese culture.

In the hearts of Chinese, jade is a symbol of good fortune, so Chinese like to use jade to protect themselves, keep safe and ward off evil spirits, and even use jade to accompany burials; Westerners, on the other hand, mainly appreciate the elegance, mystery and romance of jade.

There are Hetian jade, agate, blue jade, white jade. Malachite: Lots and lots of it.

Jade is a mineral that can be divided into white jade, green jade, jasper, topaz and black jade according to its color. According to its hardness, it can be divided into nephrite and jadeite. Nephrite jade includes Hetian jade, Xiuyan jade, Nanyang jade, Jiuquan jade, etc., among which Hetian jade is the best, and other jade species also have good products.

Jadeite refers to jadeite, in terms of color, green is the best, and the best jadeite is the "glass species", with a high degree of transparency.

Identification and methods of jade

China is a big country of jade, jade culture is long, there are many types of jade, and most of the main components of jade are silicate, such as jadeite, Hetian jade, Dushan jade, Xiuyan jade, etc., different jade has different identification methods of jade, which are introduced below.

1. Drip identification method. First of all, you can drop a drop of water on the jade, so that it is a real jade that will not disperse for a long time like water dewdrops; The water droplets quickly disappear and are fake jade.

2. Touch with your hands. If the real jade is touched by hand, it will generally have a cold and lubricated feeling, and the fake jade has a rough feeling.

3. Inspect with your eyes. You can put the jade towards the light, such as sunlight, light, if the color is clear, the green is evenly distributed, generally speaking, this is the real jade, some jade has small bubbles in it, then this is a fake jade.

4. Lick with your tongue. Licking real jade on the tip of the tongue has an astringent feeling, if you are a fake jade, you generally don't have this feeling.

5. Wrap it with hair. If the real jade hair is constantly feverish, the fake jade hair will break in the fire, pay attention to the tight winding, otherwise it will burn.

6. Look with a magnifying glass. You can put the jade you bought under a magnifying glass, at this time you can look at this mainly to see if there is a crack, if there is no crack is a good jade, if it is a crack then it is not very good, even if it is a real jade, then this value is not high.

7. How to identify jadeYou can also try to put the jade on the glass and scratch it. Generally speaking, if it's a real jade, you'll be fine, but if it's fake, you can see the traces when you look at the glass.

There are 122 varieties of jade Jade can be divided into two main categories, one is nephrite and the other is jadeite.

The so-called 'jadeite' mainly refers to the pyroxene genus of jadeite, in other words, jadeite basically describes jadeite. Its hardness on the Mohs scale is in between, and it can be said to be a well-deserved 'jadeite'.

Nephrite jade is the famous Hetian jade. Of course, the use of 'nephrite' to describe Hetian jade here is not to say that it is really soft, but it is a long-standing saying. In fact, the hardness of Hetian jade is also not low, and it is tough and delicate, and its texture is very outstanding.

Jade

China is the earliest and most extensive country in the world to mine and use jade. There are many records in ancient books, and there are many names, such as water jade, relic jade, peiyu, fragrant jade, nephrite jade, etc. The tremolite nephrite jade block unearthed from the Chahai site in Fuxin City, Liaoning Province, is about 8,000 years old (early Neolithic Age), and is the earliest true jade known in the world so far.

Jade is one of the nobler ores. Jade is rich in a variety of trace elements, such as zinc, iron, copper, manganese, magnesium, cobalt, selenium, chromium, titanium, lithium, calcium, potassium, sodium, etc. The moisture of jade can eliminate the impetuous heart, the color of jade can delight the bored heart, and the purity of jade can purify the dirty heart.

Therefore, the gentleman loves jade and hopes to find the natural aura in the jade.

The above content reference:Encyclopedia - Jade