How should jasper cat s eye be appreciated? How to distinguish pink and green cat s eye jasper

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So what is a jasper cat's eye?

Friends who are familiar with the jewelry market should not be unfamiliar with the term "cat's eye", which appears in many gemstone varieties, such as tourmaline cat's eye, emerald cat's eye, chrysoberyl cat's eye, crystal cat's eye, etc., these gems are because of the irradiation of the point light source, there will be a ribbon beam on the surface, just like the cat's eye and was named "cat's eye", jasper cat's eye naturally also refers to the cat's eye effect on the jasper.

When we irradiate the jasper cat's eye with a concentrating flashlight, we can observe the "cat's eyeliner" at a specific angle, usually yellow to half of the light, while the other half is milky white. In the world of jewelry, there are many colored gemstones that produce a cat's eye effect, but jade that can produce a cat's eye effect is relatively rare.

At present, the world's jasper cat's eye is mainly produced in Taiwan, as well as Russia and Canada, but the production of jasper cat's eye in Taiwan is also very small, so now the jasper cat's eye in the domestic market is mostly from Russia. When we collect jasper cat's eye, one is to look at its color, with the best luster of oil green, it is best to have the phenomenon of shining; The second is to see whether the cat's eyeliner is clear, and whether the cat's eyeliner will change flexibly when the light source changes.

1.Distinguish the authenticity of jasper cat's eye from the hardness and bright band. The hardness of the natural jasper cat's eye is relatively high, and when you look at both sides after magnification, you can see the hexagonal honeycomb structure, and there is only one bright band on its surface, while the artificially made jasper cat's eye will appear two or three bright bands at the same time, and the hardness is relatively low.

2.Distinguish the real from the cat's eye effect. The natural jasper cat's eye has a silk body, part of which is an empty tube, and the other part is rutile, these structures lead to a very obvious cat's eye effect, while the fake jasper cat's eye cannot imitate this natural structure, and the cat's eye effect is not obvious.

Green jasper is the highest grade Hetian jasper cat's eye species, with green color and pure texture; Yellow jasper, with a distinct yellow hue in the green, looks noble and elegant when worn on the body; Gray jasper, although the color is not bright and bright, but it is full of potential; Black jasper, overall black tone, white eyeliner.

This is in stark contrast to the black tones. 1. Green jasper green jasper cat's eye is the highest grade of Hetian jasper cat's eye, the color is based on the blue-green tone, and the green jasper cat's eye is white except for the smart eyeliner in the middle, and the rest is turquoise, which shows the purity of the green jasper cat's eye. 2. The color of yellow jasper yellow jasper cat's eye is not pure yellow, it is yellow-green tone, and the obvious yellow tone in the green makes people feel a little dazzling, which can stimulate people's desire to buy, and can also highlight people's noble and elegant temperament when worn on the body.

3. Gray jasper gray jasper cat's eye is gray as a whole, only one eyeliner glows with white light, although the color of gray jasper cat's eye is not bright and bright, and it gives people a feeling of stuffiness, but its own potential is still very large, and it can be worn as a daily accessory. 4. Black jasper black jasper cat's eye in addition to the white eyeliner in the middle, the overall black tone, if the white eyeliner and black tone are contrasted, it will give people a strong sense of impact, it can be said to be the potential stock in the cat's eye of Hetian jasper, suitable for collection.